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Where does “ζιζάνια” come from?

ζιζάνια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ζιζάνιον, from Sumerian 𒍣𒍝𒀭 — wheat.

ζιζάνια (Ancient Greek): nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...

Ancestry of “ζιζάνια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζιζάνιονdarnel, ryegrass
2Sumerian𒍣𒍝𒀭wheat

Words derived from “ζιζάνια”

  • zizania
  • zizania
  • cizaña
  • zizzania
  • zizanie
  • zizaneur
  • ζιζάνια
  • zâzanie
  • zizania
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