Where does “конус” come from?

конус (Kazakh) comes from Russian ко́нус, from Latin cōnus, from Ancient Greek κῶνος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóh₃nos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- — to sharpen, whet; sharpen.

конус (Kazakh): cone

Definitions

  1. cone

Ancestry of “конус”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianко́нусcone
2Latincōnuscone
3Ancient Greekκῶνοςpine cone; pine tree; cone or peak of a helmet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóh₃nos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- →