Where does “ptólis” come from?

ptólis (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

ptólis (Proto-Hellenic): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “ptólis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “ptólis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →