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Where does “άσχημος” come from?

άσχημος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄσχημος, from Ancient Greek ἀσχήμων, from Ancient Greek -ών, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.

άσχημος (Greek): ugly; bad; nasty

Definitions

  1. ugly; bad; nasty

Ancestry of “άσχημος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄσχημος—
2Ancient Greekἀσχήμων—
3Ancient Greek-ώνforms words for places
4Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
5Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
6Hungarianönyou
7Hungarianön-self-
8Turkishönfront
9Ottoman Turkishاوك—
10Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “άσχημος”

  • κακάσχημος
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