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Where does “ὄχος” come from?

ὄχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic wókʰos, from Proto-Indo-European wóǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

ὄχος (Ancient Greek): anything which holds, bears; carriage, cart,...

Definitions

  1. anything which holds, bears; carriage, cart,...

Ancestry of “ὄχος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicwókʰos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwóǵʰos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “ὄχος”

  • ὄχεα
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