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Where does “kórwos” come from?

kórwos (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

kórwos (Proto-Hellenic): boy

Definitions

  1. boy

Ancestry of “kórwos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “kórwos”

  • korophilia
  • Caruso
  • caruso
  • κόρος
  • Διόσκορος
  • carusu
  • caruseddu
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