Where does “Πολυνείκης” come from?

Πολυνείκης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νεῖκος, from Proto-Indo-European neyk-, from Proto-Indo-European *nik-, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.

Πολυνείκης (Ancient Greek): Polynices

Definitions

  1. Polynices

Ancestry of “Πολυνείκης”, step by step

Πολυνείκης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek νεῖκος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνεῖκοςquarrel, wrangle, strife; strife of words,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneyk-to winnow, swing grains in a mill
3Proto-Indo-European*nik-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
5Cebuano-hi—

via Ancient Greek πολύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
2Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
3Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
4Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “Πολυνείκης”

Every word from Cebuano -hi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ney- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nik- →