Where does “μαλλί” come from?
μαλλί (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek μαλλίν, from Ancient Greek μαλλίον, from Ancient Greek μαλλός — flock of wool; tress, braid of hair.
μαλλί (Greek): wool; all the hairs of the head
Definitions
- wool; all the hairs of the head
Ancestry of “μαλλί”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Byzantine Greek | μαλλίν | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μαλλίον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μαλλός | flock of wool; tress, braid of hair |