Where does “μυριάς” come from?

μυριάς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μυρίος, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

μυριάς (Ancient Greek): a number of ten thousand, a myriad

Definitions

  1. a number of ten thousand, a myriad

Ancestry of “μυριάς”, step by step

μυριάς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μυρίος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμυρίοςnumberless, countless, infinite; ten thousand,...
2Ancient Greekκολεόςa sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Ancient Greek μῡρῐ́ος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῡρῐ́οςcountless, ten thousand; countless, infinite

Words derived from “μυριάς”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Ancient Greek κολεός →Every word from Ancient Greek μυρίος →