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Where does “κοῦφος” come from?

κοῦφος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱewbʰ- — beautiful, clean.

κοῦφος (Ancient Greek): light, not heavy, nimble

Definitions

  1. light, not heavy, nimble

Ancestry of “κοῦφος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewbʰ-beautiful, clean

Words derived from “κοῦφος”

  • κούφος
  • κουφάρι
  • κουφάριν
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