Where does “Ῥήβας” come from?

Ῥήβας (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁réypeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyp- — to tear, tear down.

Ῥήβας (Ancient Greek): river Rhebas, Bithynia, Turkey

Definitions

  1. river Rhebas, Bithynia, Turkey

Ancestry of “Ῥήβας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réypeh₂steep slope
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyp-to tear, tear down

Words derived from “Ῥήβας”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réypeh₂ →