Where does “πῦρ” come from?
πῦρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.
πῦρ (Ancient Greek): a fire; lightning; a fever
Definitions
- a fire; lightning; a fever
Ancestry of “πῦρ”, step by step
πῦρ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |
via Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | *pāwər | — |