Where does “πτόλις” come from?

πτόλις (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

πτόλις (Ancient Greek): Epic form of πόλις

Definitions

  1. Epic form of πόλις

Ancestry of “πτόλις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
2Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “πτόλις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →