Where does “νεκρός” come from?

νεκρός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νεκρός, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

νεκρός (Greek): dead; dead, lifeless; dead man, decedent

Definitions

  1. dead; dead, lifeless; dead man, decedent

Ancestry of “νεκρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνεκρόςdead; a dead body, corpse; one who is dead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ-Every word from Ancient Greek νεκρός