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Where does “νίψ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “νίψ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow

Words derived from “νίψ”

  • χιονονιφάδα
  • νιφάδα
  • νίφα
  • νιφάς
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