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Where does “σορός” come from?

σορός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σορός, from Proto-Indo-European tworHos, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

σορός (Greek): corpse, cadaver, dead body; coffin

Definitions

  1. corpse, cadaver, dead body; coffin

Ancestry of “σορός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσορόςa vessel for holding human remains, specifically;...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeantworHos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
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