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Where does “δούλη” come from?

δούλη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δοῦλος, from Canaanite dōʾēlu.

δούλη (Ancient Greek): female slave; feminine nominative/vocative...

Definitions

  1. female slave; feminine nominative/vocative...

Ancestry of “δούλη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδοῦλοςslavish, servile, subject; born slave or bondman
2Canaanitedōʾēlu—

Words derived from “δούλη”

  • doula
  • доула
  • δούλα
Every word from Canaanite dōʾēlu →