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Where does “κοίρανος” come from?

κοίρανος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

κοίρανος (Ancient Greek): king, ruler, leader, commander; lord, master

Definitions

  1. king, ruler, leader, commander; lord, master

Ancestry of “κοίρανος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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