Where does “αλογοουρά” come from?

αλογοουρά (Greek) comes from Greek άλογο, from Koine Greek ἄλογον, from Ancient Greek ἄλογος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

αλογοουρά (Greek): tail of a horse; ponytail

Definitions

  1. tail of a horse; ponytail

Ancestry of “αλογοουρά”, step by step

αλογοουρά traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek άλογο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάλογοhorse; male horse, stallion; knight
2Koine Greekἄλογονhorse, cavalry
3Ancient Greekἄλογοςunreasoning, speechless
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Greek ουρά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekουράtail; queue, line of people
2Ancient Greekοὐράthe tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanors-tail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-
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