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Where does “φαλός” come from?

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

φαλός (Ancient Greek): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “φαλός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “φαλός”

  • Phalerum
  • Νέο Φάληρο
  • φαλακρός
  • φαλάκρας
  • φαλακροκόρακας
  • καραφλός
  • φαλάκρα
  • Φάληρο
  • Παλαιό Φάληρο
  • φαλακρός
  • Φάληρον
  • Φαληρεύς
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