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Where does “Περσεφόνη” come from?

Περσεφόνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Ancestry of “Περσεφόνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “Περσεφόνη”

  • Persephone
  • Persephonean
  • Persephone
  • Perséfone
  • Persefone
  • Персефона
  • Perséphone
  • Perséfone
  • Persefone
  • Persèfone
  • Persefone
  • Persefono
  • Persefone
  • Persefona
  • Persefona
  • Perzefona
  • Персефона
  • Περσεφόνη
  • Perszephoné
  • Persefone
  • Персефона
  • Persefona
  • 페르세포네
  • Persefonė
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →