Where does “xyr-” come from?
xyr- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ξυρόν, from Proto-Indo-European ksu-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-.
xyr- (English): razor; razor-like
Ancestry of “xyr-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ξυρόν | razor |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ksu-ró-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | — |
Words derived from “xyr-”