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Where does “ὑγιός” come from?

ὑγιός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek υἱός, from Ancient Greek υἱύς, from Proto-Hellenic hūyús, from Proto-Indo-European suHyús, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Ancestry of “ὑγιός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekυἱόςson; child; the Son; the Son of God
2Ancient GreekυἱύςEarly Attic form of υἱός
3Proto-Hellenichūyús—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHyúsAlternative form of *suHnús; son
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “ὑγιός”

  • ακριβογιός
  • παραγιός
  • γιος
  • γιός
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