Where does “πωλέω” come from?

πωλέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

πωλέω (Ancient Greek): I sell

Definitions

  1. I sell

Ancestry of “πωλέω”, step by step

πωλέω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European pel-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Proto-Indo-European pl̥n-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥n-

Words derived from “πωλέω

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-