Where does “κοίλωμα” come from?

κοίλωμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κοῖλος, from Proto-Indo-European kowilos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewH- — to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...

κοίλωμα (Ancient Greek): a hollow, cavity

Definitions

  1. a hollow, cavity

Ancestry of “κοίλωμα”, step by step

κοίλωμα traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κοῖλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοῖλοςhollow, mostly as an epithet of ships; lying in a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankowiloshollow
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱewH-to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...

via Ancient Greek [[κοῖλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek[[κοῖλος

via Ancient Greek κοιλόω]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοιλόω]]

Words derived from “κοίλωμα

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kowilosEvery word from Ancient Greek κοῖλος