Where does “ჰიენა” come from?
ჰიენა (Georgian) comes from Ancient Greek ὕαινα, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
ჰიენა (Georgian): hyena
Definitions
- hyena
Ancestry of “ჰიენა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὕαινα | hyena |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὗς | pig, swine, hog |
| 3 | Latin | intestinalis | intestinal; pertaining to the intestine |
| 4 | Latin | intestīnum | guts, intestines, entrails of the abdomen |
| 5 | Latin | intestīnus | internal in various senses, namely |
| 6 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |