Where does “ποδώκης” come from?

ποδώκης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

ποδώκης (Ancient Greek): swift-running, fleetfooted

Definitions

  1. swift-running, fleetfooted

Ancestry of “ποδώκης”, step by step

ποδώκης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πούς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Ancient Greek ὠκύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὠκύςfast, swift, quick; swift of foot, swift-footed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱús—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →