Where does “κοκκινολαίμης” come from?

κοκκινολαίμης (Greek) comes from Greek κόκκινος, from Koine Greek κόκκινος, from Ancient Greek -ινος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

κοκκινολαίμης (Greek): European robin, robin, redbreast

Definitions

  1. European robin, robin, redbreast

Ancestry of “κοκκινολαίμης”, step by step

κοκκινολαίμης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek κόκκινος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκόκκινοςred
2Koine Greekκόκκινοςscarlet; blushing
3Ancient Greek-ινοςAdded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Greek λαιμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekλαιμόςneck, throat
2Ancient Greekλαιμόςthroat, gullet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Ancient Greek -ινοςEvery word from Koine Greek κόκκινος