Where does “σκαλμός” come from?

σκαλμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σκάλλω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

σκαλμός (Ancient Greek): pin or thole

Definitions

  1. pin or thole

Ancestry of “σκαλμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκάλλωto stir up, hoe; to search, probe
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “σκαλμός

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-Every word from Ancient Greek σκάλλω