Where does “ελκύω” come from?

ελκύω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἑλκύω, from Ancient Greek ἕλκω, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

Ancestry of “ελκύω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἑλκύωSynonym of ἕλκω
2Ancient Greekἕλκωto drag
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk-Every word from Ancient Greek ἕλκωEvery word from Ancient Greek ἑλκύω