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Where does “κάκη” come from?

κάκη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

κάκη (Ancient Greek): wickedness, vice; cowardice

Definitions

  1. wickedness, vice; cowardice

Ancestry of “κάκη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ή—
2Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →