Where does “ἀκρόλιθος” come from?

ἀκρόλιθος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.

Ancestry of “ἀκρόλιθος”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ἄκρος	At the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
2	Ancient Greek	ὦμος	the shoulder with the upper arm
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₃émōs	shoulder

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