Where does “νεκρός” come from?

νεκρός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

νεκρός (Ancient Greek): dead; a dead body, corpse; one who is dead

Definitions

  1. dead; a dead body, corpse; one who is dead

Ancestry of “νεκρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “νεκρός

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ-