Where does “κῶνος” come from?

κῶνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱóh₃nos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- — to sharpen, whet; sharpen.

κῶνος (Ancient Greek): pine cone; pine tree; cone or peak of a helmet

Definitions

  1. pine cone; pine tree; cone or peak of a helmet

Ancestry of “κῶνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóh₃nos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen

Words derived from “κῶνος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóh₃nos →