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