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Where does “χοντροκώλα” come from?

χοντροκώλα (Greek) comes from Greek χοντρός, from Ancient Greek χονδρός, from Ancient Greek χόνδρος, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ — bar, beam.

χοντροκώλα (Greek): fat-ass, fatass

Definitions

  1. fat-ass, fatass

Ancestry of “χοντροκώλα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekχοντρόςfat, obese, stout, corpulent, heavy; thick,...
2Ancient Greekχονδρόςgranular, coarse; coarse, "grossus"
3Ancient GreekχόνδροςA small rounded mass: lump; grain, groat, corn,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ‑bar, beam
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