Where does “kore” come from?

kore (Albanian) comes from Ancient Greek κόρις, from New Latin -opsis, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

kore (Albanian): scrub, crust

Definitions

  1. scrub, crust

Ancestry of “kore”, step by step

kore traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κόρις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόριςbedbug; a type of fish; a type of St John's wort
2New Latin-opsisresembling in appearance; resembling structure
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Latin quārtus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquārtusfourth
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Proto-Albanian kāsra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniankāsra
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ