Where does “gómpʰos” come from?

gómpʰos (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

gómpʰos (Proto-Hellenic): nail, peg

Definitions

  1. nail, peg

Ancestry of “gómpʰos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

Words derived from “gómpʰos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →