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Where does “πυρός” come from?

πυρός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European puHrós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

πυρός (Ancient Greek): wheat; a grain of wheat; genitive singular of πῦρ

Definitions

  1. wheat; a grain of wheat; genitive singular of πῦρ

Ancestry of “πυρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHróswheat
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “πυρός”

  • diospireiro
  • dióspiro
  • بر
  • Diospyros
  • διόσπυρος
  • პური
  • პური
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