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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”

  • conch
  • Cuenca
  • concha
  • conge
  • coquina
  • conchology
  • protoconch
  • conchal
  • conchological
  • conchologist
  • conche
  • concho
  • congius
  • congiary
  • conchite
  • microconch
  • congy
  • macroconch
  • concher
  • conchometry
  • conque
  • conchula
  • congiarium
  • congius
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