Where does “אוכלוסין” come from?

אוכלוסין (Hebrew) comes from Aramaic אוכלוסין, from Ancient Greek ὄχλος, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰlos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

אוכלוסין (Hebrew): population

Definitions

  1. population

Ancestry of “אוכלוסין”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicאוכלוסין—
2Ancient Greekὄχλοςmultitude, crowd, mob; mass, multitude; riot,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰlos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰlos →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄχλος →