Where does “ἄχος” come from?

ἄχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂égʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰ- — to be upset, afraid.

ἄχος (Ancient Greek): distress; pain, ache

Definitions

  1. distress; pain, ache

Ancestry of “ἄχος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂égʰosdistress
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʰ-to be upset, afraid

Words derived from “ἄχος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂égʰos →