κόλαφος

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

a buffet, a blow

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (beat, break, strike, hew).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kelh₂-

Gloss

beat, break, strike, hew

Concept

Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*colpaticium Latin
*colpus Latin
*cuppāre Latin
*cŏlǒpus Latin
clava Latin
clāva Latin
colaphus Latin
colpus Latin
percello Latin
κλάω Ancient Greek
σκῶλος Ancient Greek
*kelh₂- Proto-Indo-European
*kwuljaną Proto-Germanic
cwellan Old English
Cillian Irish
hlunnr Old Norse
*kòlti Proto-Slavic
coper Old French
کلنگ Persian
κόλαφος Greek (modern)
*kel-to Proto-Celtic
*kladiwos Proto-Celtic