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Where does “κωλόπαιδο” come from?

κωλόπαιδο (Greek) comes from Greek παιδί, from Byzantine Greek παιδίν, from Ancient Greek παιδίον, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

κωλόπαιδο (Greek): little shit, little brat, little asshole

Definitions

  1. little shit, little brat, little asshole

Ancestry of “κωλόπαιδο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπαιδίchild, kid
2Byzantine Greekπαιδίν—
3Ancient Greekπαιδίονlittle child, young child
4Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
5Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “κωλόπαιδο”

  • κωλοπαιδαράς
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