Where does “Персефона” come from?
Персефона (Bulgarian) comes from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
Ancestry of “Персефона”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Περσεφόνη | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |