Where does “akris” come from?

akris (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

akris (Proto-Italic): sharp; sour-tasting

Definitions

  1. sharp; sour-tasting

Ancestry of “akris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “akris”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →