Where does “γόνυ” come from?

γόνυ (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

γόνυ (Greek): knee. Used in the set phrase

Definitions

  1. knee. Used in the set phrase

Ancestry of “γόνυ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγόνυknee
2Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gónu →Every word from Ancient Greek γόνυ →