Where does “δάκρυ” come from?

δάκρυ (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δάκρυ, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.

δάκρυ (Greek): tear

Definitions

  1. tear

Ancestry of “δάκρυ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδάκρυtear; Anything which drips like a tear: gum, sap
2Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
3Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru- →Every word from Ancient Greek δάκρυ →