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Where does “σάκος” come from?

σάκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European twek- — shield, skin; to cover.

σάκος (Ancient Greek): a shield; shield, defense

Definitions

  1. a shield; shield, defense

Ancestry of “σάκος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantwek-shield, skin; to cover
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