Where does “σκότος” come from?

σκότος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

σκότος (Ancient Greek): darkness, gloom

Definitions

  1. darkness, gloom

Ancestry of “σκότος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “σκότος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos →