Where does “τροχαία” come from?

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

Ancestry of “τροχαία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτροχόςwheel
2Ancient Greekτροχόςwheel; hoop, ring; island
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrogʰos
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag
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