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Where does “ὁλκός” come from?

ὁλκός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

ὁλκός (Ancient Greek): drawing to oneself, attractive; trailing; machine...

Definitions

  1. drawing to oneself, attractive; trailing; machine...

Ancestry of “ὁλκός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “ὁλκός”

  • holcus
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