Where does “βαλανάγρα” come from?

βαλανάγρα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βάλανος, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

βαλανάγρα (Ancient Greek): key or hook for pulling out the βάλανος

Definitions

  1. key or hook for pulling out the βάλανος

Ancestry of “βαλανάγρα”, step by step

βαλανάγρα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek βάλανος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάλανοςacorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;...
2Proto-Hellenicgʷə́lanos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn

via Ancient Greek ἄγρᾱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄγρᾱhunting; catching, catch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλανος →