Where does “χιών” come from?

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

χιών (Ancient Greek): snow; melted snow, ice water

Definitions

  1. snow; melted snow, ice water

Ancestry of “χιών”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
2Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
3Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “χιών”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →