Where does “βία” come from?

βία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Βία, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷiā.

βία (Greek): violence; force; bustle, rush

Definitions

  1. violence; force; bustle, rush

Ancestry of “βία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΒία—
2Proto-Hellenic*gʷiā—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷiā →Every word from Ancient Greek Βία →