Where does “ἀφύη” come from?

ἀφύη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ἀφύη (Ancient Greek): small fry of various fish

Definitions

  1. small fry of various fish

Ancestry of “ἀφύη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “ἀφύη”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti →