Where does “ῥαίνω” come from?

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

ῥαίνω (Ancient Greek): I sprinkle

Definitions

  1. I sprinkle

Ancestry of “ῥαίνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanuh₁r-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁r-water, liquid, milk

Words derived from “ῥαίνω

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r-Every word from Proto-Indo-European uh₁r-