Where does “οὐροπῡ́γιον” come from?

οὐροπῡ́γιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πυγή, from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂.

οὐροπῡ́γιον (Ancient Greek): The rump and tail feathers of a bird

Definitions

  1. The rump and tail feathers of a bird

Ancestry of “οὐροπῡ́γιον”, step by step

οὐροπῡ́γιον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πυγή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπυγήrump, buttocks; = οὐρά
2Proto-Indo-European*spugeh₂—

via Ancient Greek ὄρρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄρροςbutt, ass; Doric form of ὅρος
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁orsosarse

Words derived from “οὐροπῡ́γιον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek πυγή →