Where does “αλεποπορδή” come from?

αλεποπορδή (Greek) comes from Greek πορδή, from Ancient Greek πέρδομαι, from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai, from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

αλεποπορδή (Greek): puffball

Definitions

  1. puffball

Ancestry of “αλεποπορδή”, step by step

αλεποπορδή traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek πορδή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπορδήfart; little fart, little shit; twit, fart
2Ancient Greekπέρδομαιto fart, break wind
3Proto-Hellenicpérdomaito fart loudly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérdetorto be farting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind

via Greek αλεπού

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαλεπούfox; cunning or sly person
2Ancient Greekἀλώπηξfox
3Proto-Hellenicalōpēḱos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérdetorEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai
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