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Where does “Τυφῶν” come from?

Τυφῶν (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Τυφῶν (Ancient Greek): Typhon, father of the winds

Definitions

  1. Typhon, father of the winds

Ancestry of “Τυφῶν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Τυφῶν”

  • Typhon
  • typhon
  • Typhonian
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