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Where does “Ἀρχέλαος” come from?

Ἀρχέλαος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀρχέλᾱος, from Ancient Greek Λαός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Ancestry of “Ἀρχέλαος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀρχέλᾱοςleading the people
2Ancient GreekΛαός—
3Proto-Helleniclāwós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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