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Where does “πάχνη” come from?

πάχνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

πάχνη (Ancient Greek): hoarfrost, rime

Definitions

  1. hoarfrost, rime

Ancestry of “πάχνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “πάχνη”

  • pachnolite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →