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Where does “πόππυσμα” come from?

πόππυσμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

πόππυσμα (Ancient Greek): smacking of lips, clucking

Definitions

  1. smacking of lips, clucking

Ancestry of “πόππυσμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
2Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “πόππυσμα”

  • poppysma
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