Where does “κοκκινομάλλα” come from?

κοκκινομάλλα (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.

κοκκινομάλλα (Greek): redhead

Definitions

  1. redhead

Ancestry of “κοκκινομάλλα”, step by step

κοκκινομάλλα 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 μαλλιά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμαλλιάhair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Ancient Greek -ινοςEvery word from Koine Greek κόκκινος
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