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Where does “πυγμή” come from?

πυγμή (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

πυγμή (Ancient Greek): fist; a measure of length, the distance from the...

Definitions

  1. fist; a measure of length, the distance from the...

Ancestry of “πυγμή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “πυγμή”

  • pygmy
  • pygmoid
  • pygmyism
  • pygmy chimpanzee
  • pygmyish
  • pygmaeus
  • Pygmaei
  • pigmeo
  • ピグミーチンパンジー
  • ピグミー
  • πυγμαῖος
  • pigmí
  • pygmaeus
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