Etymology Explorer › Greek

Where does “φαλάκρα” come from?

φαλάκρα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φαλακρός, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.

φαλάκρα (Greek): baldness; bald spot, bald patch, bald pate;...

Definitions

  1. baldness; bald spot, bald patch, bald pate;...

Ancestry of “φαλάκρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφαλακρόςbald
2Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
3Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs →