Where does “καλοσύνη” come from?

καλοσύνη (Greek) comes from Greek καλός, from Ancient Greek κᾰλός, from Proto-Indo-European kal-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European kal- — hard; beautiful; handsome.

καλοσύνη (Greek): kindness, charity

Definitions

  1. kindness, charity

Ancestry of “καλοσύνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκαλόςgood; nice, likeable; the good man
2Ancient Greekκᾰλόςbeautiful, morally beautiful, of good quality;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankal-wo-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal-wo-s →Every word from Ancient Greek κᾰλός →