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Where does “αλογίνα” come from?

αλογίνα (Greek) comes from Greek άλογο, from Koine Greek ἄλογον, from Ancient Greek ἄλογος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

αλογίνα (Greek): female horse, mare

Definitions

  1. female horse, mare

Ancestry of “αλογίνα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάλογοhorse; male horse, stallion; knight
2Koine Greekἄλογονhorse, cavalry
3Ancient Greekἄλογοςunreasoning, speechless
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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