Where does “εξυπνοπούλι” come from?

εξυπνοπούλι (Greek) comes from Greek έξυπνος, from Ancient Greek ἔξυπνος, from Ancient Greek ἐξ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

εξυπνοπούλι (Greek): smartypants

Definitions

  1. smartypants

Ancestry of “εξυπνοπούλι”, step by step

εξυπνοπούλι traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek έξυπνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekέξυπνοςclever, intelligent, sharp
2Ancient Greekἔξυπνοςawakened out of sleep
3Ancient GreekἐξAlternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of
4Ancient GreekὝπνοςHypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep
5Proto-Hellenichúpnos
6Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Greek πουλί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπουλίbird; willy, peter, wee-wee, pee-pee
2Byzantine Greekπουλλίν
3Koine Greekπουλλίον
4LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European supnós