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Cognates
in
lingueestics
is wirds that haes a common oreegin. Thay micht can occur athin a leid, sicas
shirt
an
skirt
as twa
Inglis
wirds comin frae the
Proto-Indo-European
wird
*sker-
, meanin "tae cut". Thay micht can occur athort langages an aw, e.g.
nicht
an
German
Nacht
as descendants o Proto-Indo-European
*nokt-
, "nicht".