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Where does “Χέρσος” come from?

Χέρσος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

Χέρσος (Ancient Greek): dry land; dry, firm; dry, hard, barren

Definitions

  1. dry land; dry, firm; dry, hard, barren

Ancestry of “Χέρσος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised

Words derived from “Χέρσος”

  • Chersonese
  • Kherson
  • chersonese
  • Chersonesus
  • chersos
  • Херсо́н
  • χερσαῖος
  • Χερσόνησος
  • χερσόνησος
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