Where does “ἄκρος” come from?

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

ἄκρος (Ancient Greek): At the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...

Definitions

  1. At the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...

Ancestry of “ἄκρος”, step by step

ἄκρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὦμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder

via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ἄκρος”

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