Where does “Alectryon” come from?

Alectryon (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λέκτωρ, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λέξω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek-s-.

Alectryon (Translingual): genus

Definitions

genus

Ancestry of “Alectryon”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ἀλεκτρυών	a male chicken: cock, rooster; a female chicken:...
2	Ancient Greek	ᾰ̓λέκτωρ	cock, rooster
3	Ancient Greek	ᾰ̓λέξω	I ward off; ward off
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂lek-s-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek-s- →Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λέξω →Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λέκτωρ →