Where does “πρωτοτόκια” come from?

πρωτοτόκια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρωτοτόκος, from Ancient Greek τίκτω, from Proto-Hellenic tíktō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

πρωτοτόκια (Ancient Greek): primogeniture; the rights of the firstborn

Definitions

  1. primogeniture; the rights of the firstborn

Ancestry of “πρωτοτόκια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρωτοτόκοςhaving her firstborn
2Ancient GreekτίκτωI beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate
3Proto-Hellenictíktōto beget
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tíktō →Every word from Ancient Greek τίκτω →