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Where does “παλάμη” come from?

παλάμη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic palámā, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂(e)meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

παλάμη (Ancient Greek): palm, hand; device, cunning; handiwork, work of...

Definitions

  1. palm, hand; device, cunning; handiwork, work of...

Ancestry of “παλάμη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicpalámā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂(e)meh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “παλάμη”

  • παλάμη
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