Where does “γίγνομαι” come from?

γίγνομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

γίγνομαι (Ancient Greek): to come into being; to become; having ceased to...

Definitions

  1. to come into being; to become; having ceased to...

Ancestry of “γίγνομαι”, step by step

γίγνομαι traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*gígnomai

Words derived from “γίγνομαι

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-