Where does “ἐκπέρθω” come from?

ἐκπέρθω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πέρθω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerdʰ- — to cut; cut.

ἐκπέρθω (Ancient Greek): to destroy utterly

Definitions

  1. to destroy utterly

Ancestry of “ἐκπέρθω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέρθωto sack, ravage, destroy (a city); to slay (a person)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerdʰ-to cut; cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerdʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πέρθω →