Where does “κοίλος” come from?

κοίλος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κοῖλος, from Proto-Indo-European kowilos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewH- — to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...

κοίλος (Greek): concave, hollow

Definitions

  1. concave, hollow

Ancestry of “κοίλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοῖλοςhollow, mostly as an epithet of ships; lying in a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankowiloshollow
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱewH-to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kowilos →Every word from Ancient Greek κοῖλος →