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Where does “μηκεδανός” come from?

μηκεδανός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μῆκος, from Proto-Hellenic mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos.

μηκεδανός (Ancient Greek): long, tall, taper

Definitions

  1. long, tall, taper

Ancestry of “μηκεδανός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῆκοςlength; greatness, magnitude; longitude
2Proto-Hellenicmā́kos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos →