Where does “γυναίκα” come from?

γυναίκα (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek γυναίκα, from Ancient Greek γυνή, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷənā — woman.

γυναίκα (Greek): woman; wife

Definitions

  1. woman; wife

Ancestry of “γυναίκα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekγυναίκα
2Ancient Greekγυνήwoman, female; wife
3Proto-Hellenic*gʷənāwoman

Words derived from “γυναίκα

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷənāEvery word from Ancient Greek γυνήEvery word from Byzantine Greek γυναίκα