Where does “ῥανίς” come from?

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

ῥανίς (Ancient Greek): a drop

Definitions

  1. a drop

Ancestry of “ῥανίς”, 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
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