Where does “καρκίνος” come from?

καρκίνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European karkros.

καρκίνος (Ancient Greek): crab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...

Definitions

  1. crab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...

Ancestry of “καρκίνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankarkros

Words derived from “καρκίνος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European karkros