Where does “καρυδότσουφλο” come from?

καρυδότσουφλο (Greek) comes from Greek καρύδι, from Ancient Greek καρύδι, from Ancient Greek καρύδιον, from Ancient Greek κάρυον, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

καρυδότσουφλο (Greek): nutshell; unseaworthy boat or ship

Definitions

  1. nutshell; unseaworthy boat or ship

Ancestry of “καρυδότσουφλο”, step by step

καρυδότσουφλο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek καρύδι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκαρύδιwalnut; pecan; nut
2Ancient Greekκαρύδιnut
3Ancient Greekκαρύδιον—
4Ancient Greekκάρυονnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Greek τσόφλι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτσόφλιeggshell, shell; peel, skin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρυον →Every word from Ancient Greek καρύδιον →