Where does “θάνατος” come from?

θάνατος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek θνῄσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

θάνατος (Ancient Greek): death; corpse

Definitions

  1. death; corpse

Ancestry of “θάνατος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekθνῄσκωI die; I am dead; to be killed
2Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
3Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti →Every word from Ancient Greek -σκω →Every word from Ancient Greek θνῄσκω →