Where does “σκύλος” come from?

σκύλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

σκύλος (Ancient Greek): skin, hide

Definitions

  1. skin, hide

Ancestry of “σκύλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “σκύλος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-