Where does “Βόσπορος” come from?

Βόσπορος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

Βόσπορος (Ancient Greek): Bosporus

Definitions

  1. Bosporus

Ancestry of “Βόσπορος”, step by step

Βόσπορος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πόρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
2Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
3Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

via Ancient Greek βοός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβοόςgenitive singular of βοῦς; cow

Words derived from “Βόσπορος”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →Every word from Ancient Greek πόρος →