Where does “кондакъ” come from?

кондакъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Byzantine Greek κοντάκιον, from Ancient Greek κόνταξ, from Ancient Greek κοντός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱent- — to pierce; to prick; point; to stab.

Ancestry of “кондакъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekκοντάκιον
2Ancient Greekκόνταξrod, stick
3Ancient Greekκοντόςshort; pole; pike
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱent-to pierce; to prick; point; to stab

Words derived from “кондакъ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱent-Every word from Ancient Greek κοντόςEvery word from Ancient Greek κόνταξ