Where does “Δαρδανέλια” come from?

Δαρδανέλια (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Δάρδανος, from Ancient Greek δάπτω, from Proto-Hellenic *dapťō.

Δαρδανέλια (Greek): the Dardanelles

Definitions

  1. the Dardanelles

Ancestry of “Δαρδανέλια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔάρδανοςa Dardanian, a Trojan
2Ancient GreekδάπτωI eat, devour, as wild beasts; I consume, corrode
3Proto-Hellenic*dapťō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dapťō →Every word from Ancient Greek δάπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek Δάρδανος →