Where does “θύμα” come from?
θύμα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek θῦμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
θύμα (Greek): victim
Ancestry of “θύμα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | θῦμα | victim, sacrifice; act of sacrifice |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |