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Where does “κόρη” come from?

κόρη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic kórwā — girl.

κόρη (Ancient Greek): girl, young woman, maiden; bride, young wife;...

Definitions

  1. girl, young woman, maiden; bride, young wife;...

Ancestry of “κόρη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenickórwāgirl

Words derived from “κόρη”

  • coral
  • Core
  • Coral
  • kraal
  • Corinna
  • coralline
  • Kore
  • kore
  • corallite
  • kraalhead
  • Corrinne
  • coralloid
  • coralligenous
  • coralberry
  • corallin
  • octocoral
  • coralroot
  • coraled
  • coralliform
  • coralfish
  • corally
  • coralliferous
  • noncoral
  • hexacoral
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