Where does “ἄκρα” come from?

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

ἄκρα (Ancient Greek): end, point, top, peak, extremity; A castle or...

Definitions

  1. end, point, top, peak, extremity; A castle or...

Ancestry of “ἄκρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
2Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder

Words derived from “ἄκρα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὦμος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄκρος →