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Where does “*cerēna” come from?
*cerēna (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin carina, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
Ancestry of “*cerēna”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
carina
keel of a ship; ship
2
Proto-Indo-European
ḱerh₂-
head, top; horn
Words derived from “*cerēna”
*keruɨn
kerwyn
cerwyn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →
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