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Where does “Ἠλέκτρα” come from?

Ἠλέκτρα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

Ancestry of “Ἠλέκτρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
2Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →