Where does “γοάω” come from?

γοάω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European geH- — to sing; to cry.

γοάω (Ancient Greek): to wail in lamentation; to bewail, lament

Definitions

  1. to wail in lamentation; to bewail, lament

Ancestry of “γοάω”, step by step

γοάω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European geH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeangeH-to sing; to cry

via Proto-Indo-European gewH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “γοάω

Every word from Proto-Indo-European geH-
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