Where does “νεῖκος” come from?

νεῖκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European neyk-, from Proto-Indo-European *nik-, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.

νεῖκος (Ancient Greek): quarrel, wrangle, strife; strife of words,...

Definitions

  1. quarrel, wrangle, strife; strife of words,...

Ancestry of “νεῖκος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanneyk-to winnow, swing grains in a mill
2Proto-Indo-European*nik-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
4Cebuano-hi—

Words derived from “νεῖκος”

Every word from Cebuano -hi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ney- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nik- →