Where does “κουμπί” come from?

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

κουμπί (Greek): button

Definitions

  1. button

Ancestry of “κουμπί”, step by step

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

Words derived from “κουμπί

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek κομβίον