Where does “jelò” come from?

jelò (Italiot Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γελάω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelh₂-.

jelò (Italiot Greek): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “jelò”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγελάωto laugh; to laugh at
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵelh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek γελάω