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Where does “ἔγχελυς” come from?

ἔγχελυς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂engʷʰ- — water-worm, eel.

ἔγχελυς (Ancient Greek): eel

Definitions

  1. eel

Ancestry of “ἔγχελυς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engʷʰ-water-worm, eel

Words derived from “ἔγχελυς”

  • أَنْقَلِيس
  • ܐܢܩܗܠܝܣ / ܐܢܩܠܣܐ / ܐܢܩܠܝܣ
  • أنقليس
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