Where does “πρωτόγαλα” come from?
πρωτόγαλα (Greek) comes from Greek πρωτό-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
πρωτόγαλα (Greek): colostrum
Ancestry of “πρωτόγαλα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | πρωτό- | Alternative form of πρωτο-; first |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |