Where does “Pnyx” come from?

Pnyx (English) comes from Ancient Greek Πνύξ, from Ancient Greek πυκνός, from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- — tail; press together.

Pnyx (English): west of the Acropolis with a stone platform and steps set into its side, which was used as the meeting place of the democratic assembly in Ancient Greece

Definitions

  1. west of the Acropolis with a stone platform and steps set into its side, which was used as the meeting place of the democratic assembly in Ancient Greece

Ancestry of “Pnyx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠνύξThe Pnyx, Athens, Attica, Greece
2Ancient Greekπυκνόςthick; dense; sagacious, crafty, cunning
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πυκνός →Every word from Ancient Greek Πνύξ →