Where does “κρίνω” come from?

κρίνω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

κρίνω (Greek): judge, assess, decide

Definitions

  1. judge, assess, decide

Ancestry of “κρίνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
2Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō →