Where does “αλλοδαπός” come from?

αλλοδαπός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀλλοδαπός, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

αλλοδαπός (Greek): alien, foreign; alien, foreigner

Definitions

  1. alien, foreign; alien, foreigner

Ancestry of “αλλοδαπός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀλλοδαπόςforeign
2Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
3Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
4Proto-Hellenickríňňō
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European krinyétiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō