Where does “γαλανομάτης” come from?

γαλανομάτης (Greek) comes from Greek μάτι, from Byzantine Greek μάτιν, from Ancient Greek ὀμμάτιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

γαλανομάτης (Greek): blue-eyed; a person with blue eyes

Definitions

  1. blue-eyed; a person with blue eyes

Ancestry of “γαλανομάτης”, step by step

γαλανομάτης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek μάτι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμάτιeye; burner
2Byzantine Greekμάτιν
3Ancient Greekὀμμάτιον
4Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Greek γαλανός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγαλανόςlight blue, pale blue, sea blue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀμμάτιον