Where does “κόκκινος” come from?

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

κόκκινος (Greek): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “κόκκινος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “κόκκινος

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