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Where does “σκοτεινός” come from?

σκοτεινός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

σκοτεινός (Greek): dark, mysterious, shady; dim; untrustworthy,...

Definitions

  1. dark, mysterious, shady; dim; untrustworthy,...

Ancestry of “σκοτεινός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
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