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Where does “καραφλός” come from?

καραφλός (Greek) comes from Greek φαλακρός, from Ancient Greek φαλακρός, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.

καραφλός (Greek): Alternative form of φαλακρός

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of φαλακρός

Ancestry of “καραφλός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφαλακρόςbald, hairless; bald, denuded, barren
2Ancient Greekφαλακρόςbald
3Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
4Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder
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