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Where does “kʰóřřos” come from?

kʰóřřos (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Ancestry of “kʰóřřos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰóryospig
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “kʰóřřos”

  • αγριόχοιρος
  • χοίρος
  • ακανθόχοιρος
  • σκαντζόχοιρος
  • Choeropsis
  • χοῖρος
  • ἀκανθόχοιρος
  • κανθόχοιρος
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