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Where does “pāks” come from?

pāks (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

pāks (Proto-Italic): peace

Definitions

  1. peace

Ancestry of “pāks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “pāks”

  • pay
  • peace
  • paid
  • Pacific
  • paying
  • taxpayer
  • payable
  • unpaid
  • payroll
  • repaid
  • payoff
  • pact
  • peaceable
  • peaceably
  • payload
  • paycheck
  • peacetime
  • payback
  • pacifist
  • pacify
  • payer
  • Pax
  • payout
  • pacifism
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