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Where does “τρεχαντήρι” come from?

τρεχαντήρι (Greek) comes from Koine Greek τροχαντήρ, from Ancient Greek τροχός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrogʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.

τρεχαντήρι (Greek): trehantiri; caique

Definitions

  1. trehantiri; caique

Ancestry of “τρεχαντήρι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekτροχαντήρtrochanter, i.e. either of two processes at the...
2Ancient Greekτροχόςwheel; hoop, ring; island
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrogʰos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag
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