Where does “μαλακία” come from?

μαλακία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μαλακός, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

μαλακία (Ancient Greek): softness, sickness; self-indulgence, weakness

Definitions

  1. softness, sickness; self-indulgence, weakness

Ancestry of “μαλακία”, step by step

μαλακία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μαλακός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαλακόςsoft, tender; gentle; soft, mild, gentle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμᾰλᾰκόςsoft; tender

Words derived from “μαλακία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →
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