Where does “πορνεῖον” come from?

πορνεῖον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πόρνη, from Proto-Indo-European perh₂- — sell.

πορνεῖον (Ancient Greek): brothel, whorehouse, bordello

Definitions

  1. brothel, whorehouse, bordello

Ancestry of “πορνεῖον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόρνηfemale prostitute
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₂-sell

Words derived from “πορνεῖον

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek πόρνη