Where does “χήρα” come from?

χήρα (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

χήρα (Ancient Greek): widow

Definitions

  1. widow

Ancestry of “χήρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

Words derived from “χήρα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro- →
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