Where does “ῥάσμα” come from?

ῥάσμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῥαίνω, from Proto-Indo-European uh₁r-, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- — water, liquid, milk.

ῥάσμα (Ancient Greek): shower; sprinkling

Definitions

  1. shower; sprinkling

Ancestry of “ῥάσμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekῥαίνωI sprinkle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanuh₁r-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁r-water, liquid, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uh₁r- →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥαίνω →