Where does “ᾠόν” come from?

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

ᾠόν (Ancient Greek): egg; seed

Definitions

  1. egg; seed

Ancestry of “ᾠόν”, step by step

ᾠόν traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Hellenic ōyyón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicōyyónegg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

via Ancient Greek λίθος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance

Words derived from “ᾠόν”

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