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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”

  • Afyonkarahisar
  • afyon
  • Afyonkarahisar
  • अफ़ीम
  • افیون
  • afyuni
  • અફીણ
  • अफू
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