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Where does “ἀγωνισταί” come from?

ἀγωνισταί (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής, 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.

Ancestry of “ἀγωνισταί”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀγωνιστήςcombatant, rival, contestant; pleader, advocate;...
2Ancient Greekἀγωνίζομαιto contend, compete
3Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
5Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “ἀγωνισταί”

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