Where does “κῦρος” come from?

κῦρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱuh₁-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

κῦρος (Ancient Greek): supreme power, authority; confirmation, validity,...

Definitions

  1. supreme power, authority; confirmation, validity,...

Ancestry of “κῦρος”, step by step

κῦρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ḱuh₁-ró-s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱuh₁-ró-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

via Proto-Indo-European ḱēw-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱēw-—

Words derived from “κῦρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuh₁-ró-s →