Where does “βδέλλα” come from?

βδέλλα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βδέλλα, from Ancient Greek βδάλλω, from Pre-Greek qsb-grc.

βδέλλα (Greek): leech; sticker; leech, parasite

Definitions

  1. leech; sticker; leech, parasite

Ancestry of “βδέλλα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβδέλλαleech; lamprey; bdellium
2Ancient Greekβδάλλωto milk cows; to suck
3Pre-Greekqsb-grc
Every word from Pre-Greek qsb-grcEvery word from Ancient Greek βδάλλωEvery word from Ancient Greek βδέλλα
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