Roots/*h₃ost-h₃ost-“bone, skeletal element”Widely acceptedbodybiologybone, skeletal structureRoot for bone, yielding Latin os/ossis, Greek osteon, Sanskrit asthi.Related Roots(H)meyǵʰ-“to urinate, to mist”bʰardʰeh₂“beard, facial hair”bʰeh₁-tl-“instrument of speaking, lips”bʰeh₂-g-₂“to eat, consume (LIV)”bʰelǵʰ-“to swell, to gird with a belt”bʰer-d-“to cut with a sharp edge, to shave”bʰer-mn̥-₂“something carried, a burden”bʰer-s-“top, point, bristling tip”