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Where does “Пандора” come from?

Пандора (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “Пандора”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠανδώραall gifts
2Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
3Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →