Where does “φαλακροκόρακας” come from?

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

φαλακροκόρακας (Greek): cormorant

Definitions

  1. cormorant

Ancestry of “φαλακροκόρακας”, step by step

φαλακροκόρακας traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek φαλακρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφαλακρόςbald, hairless; bald, denuded, barren
2Ancient Greekφαλακρόςbald
3Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
4Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder

via Greek κόρακας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκόρακαςraven, "Corvus corax"
2Ancient GreekΚόραξraven, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὦμοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄκρος