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 →