Where does “κάλλος” come from?

κάλλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κᾰλός, from Proto-Indo-European kal-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European kal- — hard; beautiful; handsome.

κάλλος (Ancient Greek): beauty; nobility; a beautiful person or thing

Definitions

  1. beauty; nobility; a beautiful person or thing

Ancestry of “κάλλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκᾰλόςbeautiful, morally beautiful, of good quality;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankal-wo-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome

Words derived from “κάλλος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal-wo-s →Every word from Ancient Greek κᾰλός →