Where does “πόρνη” come from?

πόρνη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πόρνη, from Proto-Indo-European perh₂- — sell.

πόρνη (Greek): harlot; prostitute; whore; opprobrious...

Definitions

  1. harlot; prostitute; whore; opprobrious...

Ancestry of “πόρνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόρνηfemale prostitute
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₂-sell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek πόρνη