Where does “ἄρκτος” come from?
ἄρκτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.
ἄρκτος (Ancient Greek): bear; the north
Ancestry of “ἄρκτος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ŕ̥tḱos | bear |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥tḱós | destroying |
Words derived from “ἄρκτος”