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Where does “διαβολοκόριτσο” come from?

διαβολοκόριτσο (Greek) comes from Greek κορίτσι, from Ancient Greek Κόρη, from Proto-Hellenic kórwā — girl.

διαβολοκόριτσο (Greek): naughty, clever and lively girl

Definitions

  1. naughty, clever and lively girl

Ancestry of “διαβολοκόριτσο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekκορίτσιDiminutive of κόρη; girl
2Ancient GreekΚόρη—
3Proto-Hellenickórwāgirl
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