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Where does “νίζω” come from?

νίζω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic niďďō, from Proto-Indo-European nigʷ-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- — to wash.

νίζω (Ancient Greek): to wash the hands or feet of another; to purge,...

Definitions

  1. to wash the hands or feet of another; to purge,...

Ancestry of “νίζω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicniďďōto wash
2Proto-Indo-Europeannigʷ-ye-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneygʷ-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- →