Where does “ὠλέκρανον” come from?

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

ὠλέκρανον (Ancient Greek): point of the elbow

Definitions

  1. point of the elbow

Ancestry of “ὠλέκρανον”, step by step

ὠλέκρανον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κρανίον

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

via Ancient Greek ὠλένη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὠλένηelbow, lower arm; mat, mattress
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₃l(e)n-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

Words derived from “ὠλέκρανον”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Ancient Greek κρανίον →