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Where does “yakwe” come from?

yakwe (Tocharian B) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

yakwe (Tocharian B): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “yakwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
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