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Where does “βυζάρα” come from?

βυζάρα (Greek) comes from Greek βυζί, from Ancient Greek βυζίον, from Ancient Greek βυζάνω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

βυζάρα (Greek): Augmentative of βυζί ; honkers, knockers

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of βυζί ; honkers, knockers

Ancestry of “βυζάρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβυζίtit, boob
2Ancient Greekβυζίον—
3Ancient Greekβυζάνωto breastfeed
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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