Where does “χέρα” come from?

χέρα (Pontic Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χήρα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

χέρα (Pontic Greek): widow

Definitions

  1. widow

Ancestry of “χέρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχήραwidow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro- →Every word from Ancient Greek χήρα →