Where does “ἀγωνιστής” come from?

ἀγωνιστής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ἀγωνιστής (Ancient Greek): combatant, rival, contestant; pleader, advocate;...

Definitions

  1. combatant, rival, contestant; pleader, advocate;...

Ancestry of “ἀγωνιστής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀγωνίζομαιto contend, compete
2Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
4Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “ἀγωνιστής

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Ancient Greek -ίζω