Where does “αρνί” come from?

αρνί (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek ἀρνίν, from Ancient Greek ἀρνίον, from Ancient Greek ἀρήν, from Proto-Hellenic warḗn, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁ḗn — lamb in general, or more probably only the male,...

αρνί (Greek): lamb; meek or gentle person

Definitions

  1. lamb; meek or gentle person

Ancestry of “αρνί”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekἀρνίν—
2Ancient Greekἀρνίονlittle ram, little lamb; sheep-skin, fleece
3Ancient Greekἀρήνa lamb; a sheep, whether ram or ewe; shunted ears...
4Proto-Hellenicwarḗnlamb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥h₁ḗnlamb in general, or more probably only the male,...

Words derived from “αρνί”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁ḗn →Every word from Proto-Hellenic warḗn →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀρήν →