Where does “γυναίκα” come from?
γυναίκα (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek γυναίκα, from Ancient Greek γυνή, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷənā.
γυναίκα (Greek): woman; wife
Ancestry of “γυναίκα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Byzantine Greek | γυναίκα | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γυνή | woman, female; wife |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷənā | — |