Where does “κίρκος” come from?

κίρκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

κίρκος (Ancient Greek): type of hawk or falcon; type of wolf; circle,...

Definitions

  1. type of hawk or falcon; type of wolf; circle,...

Ancestry of “κίρκος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “κίρκος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-
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