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Where does “ὀποβάλσαμον” come from?

ὀποβάλσαμον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “ὀποβάλσαμον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
2Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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