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Where does “δεξιός” come from?

δεξιός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.

δεξιός (Ancient Greek): right; fortunate; northward

Definitions

  1. right; fortunate; northward

Ancestry of “δεξιός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right
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