ḱerh₃-

“to destroy, demolish”

Debateddestructionviolence

Source of Greek keirein, English shear, carnage

Root for destroying, yielding Greek keirein (to cut/shear) and related cutting terms.

bheg-“to break, shatter”bʰreg-mn̥“that which breaks, fragment”bʰreg-₂“to break apart, be brittle”gʰel-₃“to cut, wound, kill”gʷelH-“to pierce, prick, sting”gʷenh₂-“to strike, kill”gʷʰen-“to strike, to kill”gʷʰn̥-tó-“struck, killed”