Where does “τεφροδόχη” come from?

τεφροδόχη (Greek) comes from Greek τέφρα, from Ancient Greek τέφρα, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

τεφροδόχη (Greek): hearth, ash pan

Definitions

  1. hearth, ash pan

Ancestry of “τεφροδόχη”, step by step

τεφροδόχη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek τέφρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτέφραash, cinder, cinders
2Ancient Greekτέφραashes, as of the funeral pyre
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Greek δοχείο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekδοχείοcontainer, receptacle; pot, urn, vase; bin, can
2Ancient Greekδοχεῖονholder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέφρα →Every word from Greek τέφρα →