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Where does “ᾰ̓λκή” come from?

ᾰ̓λκή (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.

ᾰ̓λκή (Ancient Greek): prowess, force; defense, guard; battle, fight

Definitions

  1. prowess, force; defense, guard; battle, fight

Ancestry of “ᾰ̓λκή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

Words derived from “ᾰ̓λκή”

  • Alcibiades
  • Alcaeus
  • Alcmena
  • Alcmene
  • Alcmene
  • Alcmena
  • Alcesimarchus
  • Alcibiades
  • Alcmena
  • Alcmena
  • Alcibiade
  • Alcibiade
  • Αλκαμένης
  • Αλκιβιάδης
  • Αλκμήνη
  • Ἀλκαῖος
  • Ἀλκαμένης
  • Ἀλκμήνη
  • Ἀνταλκίδας
  • Ἀλκιβιάδης
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