Where does “νεφρός” come from?

νεφρός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.

νεφρός (Ancient Greek): kidney; testicle; mind

Definitions

  1. kidney; testicle; mind

Ancestry of “νεφρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰróskidney
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

Words derived from “νεφρός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós →