Where does “κίων” come from?

κίων (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱiHwon-.

κίων (Ancient Greek): pillar, column; a columnar gravestone; the uvula

Definitions

  1. pillar, column; a columnar gravestone; the uvula

Ancestry of “κίων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱiHwon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱiHwon- →