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Where does “πῶλος” come from?

πῶλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European péh₂uros, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

πῶλος (Ancient Greek): foal, young horse, whether colt or filly; a...

Definitions

  1. foal, young horse, whether colt or filly; a...

Ancestry of “πῶλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂uros—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “πῶλος”

  • poledrus
  • Folterknecht
  • Folter
  • πουλάρι
  • πουλαράκι
  • πωλάριον
  • πωλικός
  • πουλάριν
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