Where does “αλεποφωλιά” come from?

αλεποφωλιά (Greek) comes from Greek αλεπού, from Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ, from Proto-Hellenic alōpēḱos.

αλεποφωλιά (Greek): foxhole, earth, fox's hole, fox burrow

Definitions

  1. foxhole, earth, fox's hole, fox burrow

Ancestry of “αλεποφωλιά”, step by step

αλεποφωλιά traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek αλεπού

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαλεπούfox; cunning or sly person
2Ancient Greekἀλώπηξfox
3Proto-Hellenicalōpēḱos—

via Greek φωλιά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφωλιάnest
Every word from Proto-Hellenic alōpēḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ →Every word from Greek αλεπού →