Where does “κούφιος” come from?

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

κούφιος (Greek): hollow

Definitions

  1. hollow

Ancestry of “κούφιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοῦφοςlight, not heavy, nimble
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewbʰ-beautiful, clean

Words derived from “κούφιος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek κοῦφος →