Where does “ἐλαχύς” come from?

ἐλαχύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

ἐλαχύς (Ancient Greek): small, short, mean, little

Definitions

  1. small, short, mean, little

Ancestry of “ἐλαχύς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “ἐλαχύς

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus