Where does “κοντούρα” come from?

κοντούρα (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οὐρά, from Proto-Indo-European ors- — tail.

κοντούρα (Byzantine Greek): small tail

Definitions

  1. small tail

Ancestry of “κοντούρα”, step by step

κοντούρα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek οὐρά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὐράthe tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanors-tail

via Ancient Greek κοντός

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

Words derived from “κοντούρα”

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