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Where does “καράβι” come from?

καράβι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek καράβιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

καράβι (Greek): ship, boat, sailing ship

Definitions

  1. ship, boat, sailing ship

Ancestry of “καράβι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαράβιον—
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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