Where does “κρόκη” come from?

κρόκη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κρέκω, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.

κρόκη (Ancient Greek): thread which is passed between the threads of the...

Definitions

  1. thread which is passed between the threads of the...

Ancestry of “κρόκη”, step by step

κρόκη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κρέκω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρέκωto weave
2Proto-Indo-Europeankreḱ-to weave

via Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

Words derived from “κρόκη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρέκω →