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Where does “ἐξηγῶ” come from?

ἐξηγῶ (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐξηγέομαι, from Ancient Greek ἐξ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

Ancestry of “ἐξηγῶ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἐξηγέομαιI lead; I lead or govern; I dictate
2Ancient GreekἐξAlternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of
3Ancient GreekὝπνος—
4Proto-Hellenichúpnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “ἐξηγῶ”

  • εξηγώ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →