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Where does “δέσποινα” come from?

δέσποινα (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic déspoňňa, from Proto-Indo-European déms pótnih₂ — mistress of the house.

δέσποινα (Ancient Greek): lady of the house, mistress

Definitions

  1. lady of the house, mistress

Ancestry of “δέσποινα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicdéspoňňa—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandéms pótnih₂mistress of the house

Words derived from “δέσποινα”

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