Where does “ίσκιος” come from?

ίσκιος (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek ἥσκιος, from Ancient Greek σκιά, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

ίσκιος (Greek): shadow

Definitions

  1. shadow

Ancestry of “ίσκιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekἥσκιος—
2Ancient Greekσκιάshadow; shade
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek σκιά →