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Where does “βελανίδι” come from?

βελανίδι (Greek) comes from Greek βαλανίδι, from Ancient Greek βάλανος, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

βελανίδι (Greek): acorn

Definitions

  1. acorn

Ancestry of “βελανίδι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekβαλανίδιAlternative form of βελανίδι
2Ancient Greekβάλανοςacorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;...
3Proto-Hellenicgʷə́lanos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn

Words derived from “βελανίδι”

  • βελανιδιά
  • vãlani
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- →