Where does “χαλκός” come from?

χαλκός (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.

χαλκός (Ancient Greek): copper, or copper alloyed with tin, bronze;...

Definitions

  1. copper, or copper alloyed with tin, bronze;...

Ancestry of “χαλκός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpȳritēspyrite
2Ancient Greekπῡρίτης λίθοςstone of fire, flint
3Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
4Proto-Hellenic*pāwər

Words derived from “χαλκός

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pāwərEvery word from Ancient Greek πῦρEvery word from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος