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Where does “-fagia” come from?

-fagia (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek -φαγία, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

-fagia (Finnish): -phagy

Definitions

  1. -phagy

Ancestry of “-fagia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-φαγία—
2Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “-fagia”

  • antropofagia
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