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Where does “κτένιον” come from?

κτένιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κτείς, from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

κτένιον (Ancient Greek): Diminutive of κτείς

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of κτείς

Ancestry of “κτένιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκτείςcomb; rake; horn of a lyre
2Proto-Indo-European*pḱtḗn—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “κτένιον”

  • χτένι
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