Where does “κουφάρι” come from?

κουφάρι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κουφάριν, from Ancient Greek κοῦφος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewbʰ- — beautiful, clean.

κουφάρι (Greek): corpse, carcass, carrion; hull

Definitions

  1. corpse, carcass, carrion; hull

Ancestry of “κουφάρι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκουφάρινcarcass
2Ancient Greekκοῦφοςlight, not heavy, nimble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewbʰ-beautiful, clean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewbʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek κοῦφοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κουφάριν
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