Where does “акростих” come from?

акростих (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek ἀκροστιχίς, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.

акростих (Russian): acrostic

Definitions

  1. acrostic

Ancestry of “акростих”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀκροστιχίςacrostic
2Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
3Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὦμοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄκρος
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