Where does “λέκτρον” come from?

λέκτρον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λέχομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai — to lie down.

λέκτρον (Ancient Greek): bed

Definitions

  1. bed

Ancestry of “λέκτρον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλέχομαιto lie down
2Proto-Hellenic*lékʰomaito lie down
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai →Every word from Ancient Greek λέχομαι →