Where does “πρωτότοκος” come from?

πρωτότοκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

πρωτότοκος (Ancient Greek): first-born

Definitions

  1. first-born

Ancestry of “πρωτότοκος”, step by step

πρωτότοκος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πρῶτος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
2Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Ancient Greek τίκτω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτίκτωI beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate
2Proto-Hellenictíktōto beget
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró