Where does “κωλοφωτιά” come from?

κωλοφωτιά (Greek) comes from Greek φωτιά, from Byzantine Greek φωτία, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

κωλοφωτιά (Greek): firefly

Definitions

  1. firefly

Ancestry of “κωλοφωτιά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφωτιάfire; flame, sparkle; light
2Byzantine Greekφωτία
3Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
4Proto-Hellenicpʰáos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os