kelH-

“to be prominent, hill”

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Source of Latin collis, excel, English hill, column, culminate

Root for height/prominence, yielding Latin collis (hill) and English hill, column, culminate, excel.

bʰerǵ-mn̥“high place, mountain”bʰerǵ-₂“high, lofty, elevated”bʰerǵʰ-mn̥-“height, elevated place”bʰerǵʰ-tó-“raised up, elevated, proud”delbʰ-“to dig, delve, hollow”h₂ew-s-tó-“dried, burned by sun”h₂eḱ-r-“sharp point, summit”h₂eḱ-r-₂“field, open land”