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Where does “ὀμφή” come from?

ὀμφή (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic honkʷʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷʰ- — to recite; to sing.

ὀμφή (Ancient Greek): voice, oracle

Definitions

  1. voice, oracle

Ancestry of “ὀμφή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenichonkʷʰā́—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰ-éh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing
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