Where does “ἅγιος” come from?

ἅγιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁yaǵ- — to sacrifice; to worship.

ἅγιος (Ancient Greek): devoted to the gods; of things: sacred, holy; of...

Definitions

  1. devoted to the gods; of things: sacred, holy; of...

Ancestry of “ἅγιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yaǵ-to sacrifice; to worship

Words derived from “ἅγιος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁yaǵ-