Where does “κόγχη” come from?

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

κόγχη (Ancient Greek): shell, mussel; apse; mussel; shell

Definitions

  1. shell, mussel; apse; mussel; shell

Ancestry of “κόγχη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel

Words derived from “κόγχη

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ-
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