Where does “χιόνινος” come from?

χιόνινος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χιών, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

χιόνινος (Ancient Greek): snow-white

Definitions

  1. snow-white

Ancestry of “χιόνινος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχιώνsnow; melted snow, ice water
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
3Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
4Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →