Where does “κρέας” come from?

κρέας (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κρέας, from Proto-Hellenic kréwas, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

κρέας (Greek): meat

Definitions

  1. meat

Ancestry of “κρέας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρέαςflesh, meat; carcass, body
2Proto-Hellenickréwas
3Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “κρέας

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂sEvery word from Proto-Hellenic kréwas