Where does “ξυρέω” come from?

ξυρέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ξυρόν, from Proto-Indo-European ksu-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

ξυρέω (Ancient Greek): to shave

Definitions

  1. to shave

Ancestry of “ξυρέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξυρόνrazor
2Proto-Indo-Europeanksu-ró-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksu-ró-s →Every word from Ancient Greek ξυρόν →