Where does “ψυχή” come from?

ψυχή (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -η, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

ψυχή (Ancient Greek): The animating principle of a human or animal...

Definitions

  1. The animating principle of a human or animal...

Ancestry of “ψυχή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ηAdded to verbal stems ending in a consonant to...
2Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “ψυχή”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -η →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →