Where does “λεχώνα” come from?
λεχώνα (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek λεχώνα, from Ancient Greek λεχώ, from Ancient Greek λέχομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai.
λεχώνα (Greek): a woman who has just given birth or, at most,...
Definitions
- a woman who has just given birth or, at most,...
Ancestry of “λεχώνα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Byzantine Greek | λεχώνα | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λεχώ | a woman in childbed, or one who has just given... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέχομαι | to lie down |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *lékʰomai | — |