Where does “χάος” come from?

χάος (Greek) comes from French chaos, from Latin Chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- — to yawn; to gape; yawn.

χάος (Greek): chaos; disorder, mess

Definitions

  1. chaos; disorder, mess

Ancestry of “χάος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchaoschaos
2LatinChaosthe shapeless primordial universe
3Ancient Greekχάοςthe primordial state of existence; space, air;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₂-to yawn; to gape; yawn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek χάος →Every word from Latin Chaos →