Where does “ἄσωτος” come from?

ἄσωτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σῴζω, 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.

ἄσωτος (Ancient Greek): not saved, abandoned; debauched, dissolute;...

Definitions

  1. not saved, abandoned; debauched, dissolute;...

Ancestry of “ἄσωτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσῴζωI save
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 “ἄσωτος

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