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Where does “ἄγγαρος” come from?

ἄγγαρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Albanian angarā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁-ǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

ἄγγαρος (Ancient Greek): Persian mounted courier, for carrying royal...

Definitions

  1. Persian mounted courier, for carrying royal...

Ancestry of “ἄγγαρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianangarā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-ǵʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

Words derived from “ἄγγαρος”

  • angary
  • angariation
  • angaria
  • angario
  • angariare
  • angariatio
  • angarians
  • angariaturus
  • angariatus
  • angariandus
  • angheria
  • angariare
  • angariatore
  • angarie
  • angariar
  • ἀγγαρεύω
  • ἀγγαρεία
  • angaria
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →