Where does “πλεύμων” come from?

πλεύμων (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

πλεύμων (Ancient Greek): lung

Definitions

  1. lung

Ancestry of “πλεύμων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpléwmōlung, floater
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “πλεύμων

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléwmō