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Where does “κερδίζω” come from?

κερδίζω (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek κερδίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

κερδίζω (Greek): profit, gain, earn; gain; win

Definitions

  1. profit, gain, earn; gain; win

Ancestry of “κερδίζω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekκερδίζω—
2Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
4Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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