Where does “ευχή” come from?
ευχή (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εὐχή, from Ancient Greek εὔχομαι, from Proto-Hellenic eukʰomai, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ- — to promise, to vow; to praise.
ευχή (Greek): religious blessing; wish
Ancestry of “ευχή”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | εὐχή | prayer, wish |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εὔχομαι | to pray, offer prayers; to pray for, wish for,... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | eukʰomai | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |