Where does “πύργος” come from?

πύργος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πύργος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

πύργος (Greek): tower; rook

Definitions

  1. tower; rook

Ancestry of “πύργος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπύργοςtower, watchtower; towered wall; the part of the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “πύργος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πύργος →