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Where does “πῡγή” come from?

πῡγή (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂.

πῡγή (Ancient Greek): rump, buttocks; = οὐρά

Definitions

  1. rump, buttocks; = οὐρά

Ancestry of “πῡγή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*spugeh₂—

Words derived from “πῡγή”

  • pygidium
  • uropygial
  • steatopygia
  • steatopygous
  • pygal
  • pygidial
  • uropygium
  • pygopagus
  • steatopygic
  • steatopygian
  • pygopod
  • pygofer
  • pygo-
  • pygopodous
  • pygophile
  • pygophilia
  • pygalgia
  • pygidium
  • pigidio
  • pigidio
  • pygidium
  • pigídio
  • Uropygi
  • οὐροπύγιον
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