Where does “κρέας” come from?
κρέας (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic kréwas, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
κρέας (Ancient Greek): flesh, meat; carcass, body
Definitions
- flesh, meat; carcass, body
Ancestry of “κρέας”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | kréwas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kréwh₂s | blood |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |
Words derived from “κρέας”