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Where does “φαλαρίς” come from?

φαλαρίς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φάλαρος, from Ancient Greek φαλός, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

φαλαρίς (Ancient Greek): coot; canary grass

Definitions

  1. coot; canary grass

Ancestry of “φαλαρίς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφάλαροςhaving a patch of white
2Ancient Greekφαλόςwhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “φαλαρίς”

  • phalarope
  • Phalaris
  • Phalaropus
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