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Where does “ποτήρ” come from?

ποτήρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

ποτήρ (Ancient Greek): drinking-cup

Definitions

  1. drinking-cup

Ancestry of “ποτήρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπῑ́νωI drink
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “ποτήρ”

  • потир
  • путир
  • putir
  • ποτήρι
  • ποτήριον
  • ποκήρι
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