Where does “κοντάκιον” come from?

κοντάκιον (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κόνταξ, from Ancient Greek κοντός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱent- — to pierce; to prick; point; to stab.

Ancestry of “κοντάκιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόνταξrod, stick
2Ancient Greekκοντόςshort; pole; pike
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱent-to pierce; to prick; point; to stab

Words derived from “κοντάκιον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱent- →Every word from Ancient Greek κοντός →Every word from Ancient Greek κόνταξ →