Where does “τύμβος” come from?

τύμβος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

τύμβος (Ancient Greek): funeral mound, tomb, grave

Definitions

  1. funeral mound, tomb, grave

Ancestry of “τύμβος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “τύμβος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →