Where does “ἀρνίν” come from?
ἀρνίν (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀρνίον, from Ancient Greek ἀρήν, from Proto-Hellenic warḗn, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁ḗn — lamb in general, or more probably only the male,...
Ancestry of “ἀρνίν”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀρνίον | little ram, little lamb; sheep-skin, fleece |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀρήν | a lamb; a sheep, whether ram or ewe; shunted ears... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | warḗn | lamb |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥h₁ḗn | lamb in general, or more probably only the male,... |
Words derived from “ἀρνίν”