Where does “αποφάι” come from?

αποφάι (Greek) comes from Greek φαΐ, from Byzantine Greek φαγί, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

αποφάι (Greek): leftovers, scraps, food remains

Definitions

  1. leftovers, scraps, food remains

Ancestry of “αποφάι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφαΐfood
2Byzantine Greekφαγί
3Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν