Where does “βραχίων” come from?

βραχίων (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

βραχίων (Ancient Greek): the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...

Definitions

  1. the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...

Ancestry of “βραχίων”, step by step

βραχίων traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek βραχύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβρᾰχῠ́ςshort

Words derived from “βραχίων”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Ancient Greek βραχύς →