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Words about the Sky

The words in the first row of this table are all marked with an asterisk (*).
This means that they are believed to be the P.I.E. roots that later became words in other languages, as shown in the other rows of the table.

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P.I.E.	*nokwt-	*ster-	*sn(e/o)igwh-	*sawel-/sun-	*men(or)-/me(n)s-
Modern English	night	star	snow	sun	moon
OLD ENGLISH	niht	steorra	snaw	sunne	mona
GERMAN	Nacht	Stern	Schnee	Sonne	Mond
LATIN	noctis	stella	nivis	sol	mensis 'month'
GREEK	nuktos	aster	nipha	helios	men 'month'
RUSSIAN	noch'	------	sneg	solntse	mesjats 'month'
SANSKRIT	naktam	str-	snih- 'sticky'	surya	mas- 'month'
SPANISH	noche	estrella	nieve	sol	mes 'month'
FRENCH	nuit	etoile	neige	soleil	mois 'month'