Where does “βδέλλα” come from?

βδέλλα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βδάλλω, from Pre-Greek qsb-grc.

βδέλλα (Ancient Greek): leech; lamprey; bdellium

Definitions

  1. leech; lamprey; bdellium

Ancestry of “βδέλλα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβδάλλωto milk cows; to suck
2Pre-Greekqsb-grc—

Words derived from “βδέλλα”

Every word from Pre-Greek qsb-grc →Every word from Ancient Greek βδάλλω →