Where does “ἔλπος” come from?

ἔλπος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

ἔλπος (Ancient Greek): [[w:Hesychius of Alexandria ἔλαιον, στέαρ, εὐθηνία

Definitions

  1. [[w:Hesychius of Alexandria ἔλαιον, στέαρ, εὐθηνία

Ancestry of “ἔλπος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil

Words derived from “ἔλπος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp-