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Where does “καυλί” come from?

καυλί (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek καυλίον, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

καυλί (Greek): cock, dick, prick; dickhead, knobhead, bell-end

Definitions

  1. cock, dick, prick; dickhead, knobhead, bell-end

Ancestry of “καυλί”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαυλίον—
2Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

Words derived from “καυλί”

  • καυλιάρης
  • καυλώνω
  • καύλα
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