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Where does “ποντίκιν” come from?

ποντίκιν (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ποντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “ποντίκιν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποντικός—
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ποντίκιν”

  • ποντίκι
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