Where does “μολύβι” come from?

μολύβι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.

μολύβι (Greek): pencil, pencil lead; eyeliner; bullets

Definitions

  1. pencil, pencil lead; eyeliner; bullets

Ancestry of “μολύβι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμόλυβδοςlead; graphite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmorkʷ-iyo-—

Words derived from “μολύβι”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo- →Every word from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος →