Where does “ήπαρ” come from?

ήπαρ (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ, from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷər, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

ήπαρ (Greek): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “ήπαρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἧπαρliver
2Proto-Helleniceyékʷər
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥Every word from Proto-Hellenic eyékʷərEvery word from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ
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