Where does “χοιροκομεῖον” come from?

χοιροκομεῖον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χοῖρος, from Proto-Hellenic kʰóřřos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

χοιροκομεῖον (Ancient Greek): pen for keeping swine in, pigpen, pigsty

Definitions

  1. pen for keeping swine in, pigpen, pigsty

Ancestry of “χοιροκομεῖον”, step by step

χοιροκομεῖον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek χοῖρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχοῖροςa pig, especially a young one; swine; female...
2Proto-Hellenickʰóřřospig
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰóryospig
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Ancient Greek κομέω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκομέωto take care of, tend, look after
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱemh₂-to toil, to exert oneself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰóryos →