Where does “νέκταρ” come from?

νέκταρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European néḱtr̥h₂, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

νέκταρ (Ancient Greek): nectar, the specific nourishment of the gods

Definitions

  1. nectar, the specific nourishment of the gods

Ancestry of “νέκταρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannéḱtr̥h₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “νέκταρ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néḱtr̥h₂ →