Where does “χειμάρρους” come from?

χειμάρρους (Greek) comes from Greek χείμαρρος, from Koine Greek χείμαρρος, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

χειμάρρους (Greek): Accusative plural form of χείμαρρος

Definitions

  1. Accusative plural form of χείμαρρος

Ancestry of “χειμάρρους”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekχείμαρροςa torrent, an arroyo
2Koine Greekχείμαρρος
3Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew-Every word from Ancient Greek ῥέω