Where does “seknom” come from?

seknom (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

seknom (Proto-Italic): sign

Definitions

  1. sign

Ancestry of “seknom”, step by step

seknom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European sek-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “seknom

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-
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