Where does “ἑλκυστήρ” come from?

ἑλκυστήρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕλκω, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

Ancestry of “ἑλκυστήρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕλκωto drag
2Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “ἑλκυστήρ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕλκω →