Where does “ᾠοτόκος” come from?

ᾠοτόκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ᾠόν, from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

Ancestry of “ᾠοτόκος”, step by step

ᾠοτόκος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ᾠόν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾠόνegg; seed
2Proto-Hellenicōyyónegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

via Ancient Greek τόκος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόκοςchildbirth, parturition; offspring; interest
2Ancient GreekτίκτωI beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate
3Proto-Hellenictíktōto beget
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “ᾠοτόκος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón →