Where does “ἀδελφή” come from?

ἀδελφή (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἀδελφή (Ancient Greek): sister; some other female relation, such as wife...

Definitions

  1. sister; some other female relation, such as wife...

Ancestry of “ἀδελφή”, step by step

ἀδελφή traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Hellenic hə-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
2Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Ancient Greek ἀδελφός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀδελφόςbrotherly or sisterly; double; closely related,...
2Proto-Hellenicəgʷelpʰósbrother

via Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb

Words derived from “ἀδελφή”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hə- →