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Where does “γυναίκα” come from?
γυναίκα (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γυνή, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷənā — woman.
Ancestry of “γυναίκα”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
γυνή
woman, female; wife
2
Proto-Hellenic
*gʷənā
woman
Words derived from “γυναίκα”
γυναίκα
γυναικάς
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