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What did the PIE prefix *kom- signify in

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Is Geoffrey cognate with these words?

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Is there a relationship between Arabic ka'b and Greek kybos?

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Why does “also” in German and in English denote different things?

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Isn't the supposed development in German “schön” > “schon” typologically unlikely

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Whence אֶת between partners' names?

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Why are so many rivers around the world named “Una”?

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Given that so many Indo-European peoples called themselves “Veneti” or the like, can we conclude that it was the endonym of PIE people as well?

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-wise, -mente, -ment: How many languages use the “mind” metaphor for adjectives made adverbs?

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Are English 'gay' and Norwegian 'gøy' cognates?

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Etymology of the place name Chattaroy

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Etymology/Origin of surname Szakal

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Did a single word derived from “de fenestra” exist in European languages prior to the Defenestration of Prague?

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Can words be formed by deriving from just prefix(es) and suffix(es) with no actual root morpheme between?

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