Where does “βερονίκη” come from?

βερονίκη (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βερονίκιον, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη, from Ancient Macedonian Βερενῑ́κη, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

βερονίκη (Byzantine Greek): resin amber

Definitions

  1. resin amber

Ancestry of “βερονίκη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβερονίκιονsoda
2Ancient GreekΒερενίκηa city in Lybia; bringer of victory
3Ancient MacedonianΒερενῑ́κη
4Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
5Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “βερονίκη

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō