Where does “σκαπάνη” come from?

σκαπάνη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σκάπτω, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

σκαπάνη (Greek): pickaxe, pick, pickax; hoe; archaeological dig

Definitions

  1. pickaxe, pick, pickax; hoe; archaeological dig

Ancestry of “σκαπάνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκάπτωto dig, delve; dig
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

Words derived from “σκαπάνη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάπτω →