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Where does “Δέσποινα” come from?

Δέσποινα (Greek) comes from Koine Greek Δέσποινα, from Ancient Greek δέσποινα, from Proto-Hellenic déspoňňa, from Proto-Indo-European déms pótnih₂ — mistress of the house.

Ancestry of “Δέσποινα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine GreekΔέσποινα—
2Ancient Greekδέσποιναlady of the house, mistress
3Proto-Hellenicdéspoňňa—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéms pótnih₂mistress of the house
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