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Where does “χειμών” come from?

χειμών (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ών, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك, from Proto-Turkic ǖn — sound, voice.

χειμών (Ancient Greek): winter; frost, cold; storm, tempest

Definitions

  1. winter; frost, cold; storm, tempest

Ancestry of “χειμών”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ώνforms words for places
2Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
3Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
4Hungarianönyou
5Hungarianön-self-
6Turkishönfront
7Ottoman Turkishاوك—
8Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “χειμών”

  • χειμωνιάτικος
  • χειμώνας
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