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Where does “ὠλέκρανον” come from?

ὠλέκρανον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

Ancestry of “ὠλέκρανον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
2Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
3Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—
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