Where does “πυρροκόραξ” come from?

πυρροκόραξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πυρρός, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

πυρροκόραξ (Ancient Greek): alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)

Definitions

  1. alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)

Ancestry of “πυρροκόραξ”, step by step

πυρροκόραξ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πυρρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπυρρόςflame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,...
2Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via Ancient Greek Κόραξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚόραξraven, crow

Words derived from “πυρροκόραξ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρ →Every word from Ancient Greek πυρρός →