Where does “ράβδος” come from?

ράβδος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῥάβδος, from Proto-Indo-European urb.

ράβδος (Greek): rod, stick, baton; ingot

Definitions

  1. rod, stick, baton; ingot

Ancestry of “ράβδος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥάβδοςrod, wand, stick; magic wand, scepter; shaft of a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanurb—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European urb →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥάβδος →