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Where does “ζυγαριά” come from?

ζυγαριά (Greek) comes from Greek ζυγός, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

ζυγαριά (Greek): scales, balance, pair of scales; balance

Definitions

  1. scales, balance, pair of scales; balance

Ancestry of “ζυγαριά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekζυγόςeven; twin; scales, balance
2Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
3Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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