*ḱewH-
Proto-Indo-European
“to swell, cavity, hole”
2 descendants in the database
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source:proto-indo-european.org
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*ǵenh₁-“to beget, to give birth”45 words*men-“to think”33 words*steh₂-“to stand”32 words*dʰeh₁-“to put, to place, to make”30 words*ten-“to stretch, to hold”30 words*per-“to lead, pass over”28 words*leǵ-“to collect, to gather”27 words*h₃reǵ-“to move in a straight line, to direct, to rule”22 words*ǵneh₃-“to know”20 words*pleḱ-“to plait, to weave”19 words*speḱ-“to observe, to look”19 words*bʰeh₂-“to speak”18 words