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Where does “kýklópi” come from?

kýklópi (Icelandic) comes from Ancient Greek κύκλωψ, from Proto-Hellenic kúklōps, from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōps — cattle thief.

kýklópi (Icelandic): cyclops

Definitions

  1. cyclops

Ancestry of “kýklópi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκύκλωψCyclops
2Proto-Hellenickúklōps—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpḱú-klōpscattle thief
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