Where does “κερί” come from?

κερί (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κηρίον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

κερί (Greek): wax, beeswax; candle, taper; earwax

Definitions

  1. wax, beeswax; candle, taper; earwax

Ancestry of “κερί”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκηρίονhoneycomb
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “κερί”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek κηρίον →