Where does “korako” come from?

korako (Esperanto) comes from Latin Corax, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

korako (Esperanto): raven

Definitions

  1. raven

Ancestry of “korako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCoraxA river of Colchis which flows into the Black Sea
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄψ →