Where does “-fagi” come from?

-fagi (Finnish) comes from Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

-fagi (Finnish): -phage

Definitions

  1. -phage

Ancestry of “-fagi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-phagus
2Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
3Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν
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