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Where does “κρείων” come from?

κρείων (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic krāhōn, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-s-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

κρείων (Ancient Greek): lord, master, ruler

Definitions

  1. lord, master, ruler

Ancestry of “κρείων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenickrāhōn—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂-s-n-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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