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Where does “λεπαστή” come from?

λεπαστή (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λεπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك — sound, voice.

λεπαστή (Ancient Greek): limpet-shaped drinking-cup

Definitions

  1. limpet-shaped drinking-cup

Ancestry of “λεπαστή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλεπάςlimpet
2Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
3Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
4Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
5Hungarianönyou
6Hungarianön-self-
7Turkishönfront
8Ottoman Turkishاوك—
9Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “λεπαστή”

  • lepista
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