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Where does “sankjō” come from?

sankjō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sh₂nékti ~ sh₂nkénti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

Ancestry of “sankjō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂nékti ~ sh₂nkénti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “sankjō”

  • Saint
  • saints
  • saint
  • sanction
  • sanctions
  • sanctuary
  • sanctified
  • sanctification
  • sanctify
  • sanctum
  • sacrosanct
  • sanctimonious
  • sainthood
  • Sanctus
  • unsanctified
  • Santorum
  • saintship
  • dago
  • sanctimony
  • sanctifieth
  • saintlike
  • sanctifier
  • sanctimoniously
  • sanctimoniousness
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