Where does “κεραυνός” come from?

κεραυνός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

κεραυνός (Ancient Greek): thunderbolt, lightning strike

Definitions

  1. thunderbolt, lightning strike

Ancestry of “κεραυνός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “κεραυνός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →