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Where does “-πνοια” come from?

-πνοια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πνοή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

Ancestry of “-πνοια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπνοήbreath
2Ancient Greek-ή—
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →