Where does “kelonio” come from?

kelonio (Esperanto) comes from Ancient Greek χελώνη, from Proto-Indo-European gʰelu-.

kelonio (Esperanto): green sea turtle

Definitions

  1. green sea turtle

Ancestry of “kelonio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχελώνηtortoise
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰelu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰelu- →Every word from Ancient Greek χελώνη →