Where does “κοιλία” come from?

κοιλία (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...

κοιλία (Ancient Greek): the large hollow or cavity of the body, belly,...

Definitions

  1. the large hollow or cavity of the body, belly,...

Ancestry of “κοιλία”, step by step

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...

Words derived from “κοιλία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kowilos →Every word from Ancient Greek κοῖλος →