Where does “κόγγιον” come from?

κόγγιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin congius, from Ancient Greek κογχίον, from Ancient Greek κόγχη, from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- — shell, mussel.

κόγγιον (Ancient Greek): congius, an ancient Roman unit of measure

Definitions

  1. congius, an ancient Roman unit of measure

Ancestry of “κόγγιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincongiuscongius, a unit of volume and weight, roughly...
2Ancient Greekκογχίον
3Ancient Greekκόγχηshell, mussel; apse; mussel; shell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek κόγχηEvery word from Ancient Greek κογχίον