Where does “λίκνον” come from?

λίκνον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λικμάω, from Proto-Indo-European neyk-, from Proto-Indo-European *nik-, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.

λίκνον (Ancient Greek): winnowing fan; winnowing basket

Definitions

  1. winnowing fan; winnowing basket

Ancestry of “λίκνον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλικμάωto winnow; to scatter, crush, destroy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneyk-to winnow, swing grains in a mill
3Proto-Indo-European*nik-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
5Cebuano-hi—

Words derived from “λίκνον”

Every word from Cebuano -hi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ney- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nik- →
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