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Where does “νίφα” come from?

νίφα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νίψ, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.

νίφα (Ancient Greek): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “νίφα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνίψ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow

Words derived from “νίφα”

  • χιονονιφάδα
  • νιφάδα
  • νιφάς
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