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Where does “αδελφάκι” come from?

αδελφάκι (Greek) comes from Greek αδέλφι, from Ancient Greek ἀδελφός, from Proto-Hellenic əgʷelpʰós.

αδελφάκι (Greek): Diminutive of αδελφή : little sister; Diminutive...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of αδελφή : little sister; Diminutive...

Ancestry of “αδελφάκι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαδέλφιsibling of unspecified sex; a general term of...
2Ancient Greekἀδελφόςbrotherly or sisterly; double; closely related,...
3Proto-Hellenicəgʷelpʰós—
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