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Where does “λύκαινα” come from?

λύκαινα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -αινᾰ, from Ancient Greek -ίνα, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

λύκαινα (Greek): she-wolf

Definitions

  1. she-wolf

Ancestry of “λύκαινα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-αινᾰ—
2Ancient Greek-ίνα—
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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