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Where does “ξεκωλιάρης” come from?

ξεκωλιάρης (Greek) comes from Greek ξέκωλος, from Greek κώλος, from Ancient Greek κῶλον — part of something, member; part of the body:...

ξεκωλιάρης (Greek): lucky devil, lucky dog, having devil's luck,...

Definitions

  1. lucky devil, lucky dog, having devil's luck,...

Ancestry of “ξεκωλιάρης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekξέκωλοςscantily clad; bottomless
2Greekκώλοςbumhole, butthole, arsehole, asshole; arse, ass,...
3Ancient Greekκῶλονpart of something, member; part of the body:...
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