Where does “μήκος” come from?

μήκος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μῆκος, from Proto-Hellenic mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos — length.

μήκος (Greek): length

Definitions

  1. length

Ancestry of “μήκος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῆκοςlength; greatness, magnitude; longitude
2Proto-Hellenicmā́kos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱoslength
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic mā́kosEvery word from Ancient Greek μῆκος