Where does “ὅλκιμος” come from?

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

ὅλκιμος (Ancient Greek): capable of being drawn out, ductile, sticky

Definitions

  1. capable of being drawn out, ductile, sticky

Ancestry of “ὅλκιμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕλκωto drag
2Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕλκω →