Where does “أَفْيُون” come from?

أَفْيُون (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “أَفْيُون”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
2Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
3Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “أَفْيُون”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →