Where does “κεραυνός” come from?

κεραυνός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κεραυνός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

κεραυνός (Greek): thunderbolt, lightning

Definitions

  1. thunderbolt, lightning

Ancestry of “κεραυνός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκεραυνόςthunderbolt, lightning strike
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek κεραυνός →