Where does “παιδοφόνος” come from?

παιδοφόνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

παιδοφόνος (Ancient Greek): killing children

Definitions

killing children

Ancestry of “παιδοφόνος”, step by step

παιδοφόνος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek παῖς

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	παῖς	child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
2	Proto-Hellenic	pā́wits	child
3	Proto-Indo-European	péh₂wids	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂w-	few, little; smallness

via Ancient Greek φόνος

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	φόνος	murder, slaughter; murder, homicide
2	Proto-Hellenic	*kʷʰónos	murder

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits →