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Where does “σκιάχτρο” come from?

σκιάχτρο (Greek) comes from Greek σκιάζω, from Ancient Greek σκιά, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

σκιάχτρο (Greek): a scarecrow, a straw man; a very ugly person

Definitions

  1. a scarecrow, a straw man; a very ugly person

Ancestry of “σκιάχτρο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσκιάζω—
2Ancient Greekσκιάshadow; shade
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
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