Where does “πένης” come from?

πένης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

πένης (Ancient Greek): labourer, workman; poor man, pauper; poor

Definitions

  1. labourer, workman; poor man, pauper; poor

Ancestry of “πένης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
2Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
3Proto-Indo-European-ess—
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “πένης”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ής →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ēs →