Where does “γόνατο” come from?
γόνατο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
γόνατο (Greek): knee
Ancestry of “γόνατο”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |