Where does “ἠχώ” come from?

ἠχώ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἦχος, from Ancient Greek ἠχή, from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́.

ἠχώ (Ancient Greek): echo, reflected sound; protracted sound

Definitions

  1. echo, reflected sound; protracted sound

Ancestry of “ἠχώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἦχοςsound, noise, ringing of the ears; echo;...
2Ancient Greekἠχήsound, noise
3Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἠχή →Every word from Ancient Greek ἦχος →