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Where does “πέλας” come from?

πέλας (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic pélas, from Proto-Indo-European pélh₂-s, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

πέλας (Ancient Greek): Nearby, hard by, close by

Definitions

  1. Nearby, hard by, close by

Ancestry of “πέλας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicpélas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpélh₂-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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