Where does “παλάμη” come from?
παλάμη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παλάμη, from Proto-Hellenic palámā, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂(e)meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
παλάμη (Greek): palm, hand; decimetre
Ancestry of “παλάμη”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | παλάμη | palm, hand; device, cunning; handiwork, work of... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | palámā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₂(e)meh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |