Where does “νηστικός” come from?
νηστικός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νῆστις, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-h₁ed-tis.
νηστικός (Greek): hungry, unfed, famished
Ancestry of “νηστικός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | νῆστις | not eating, fasting ; causing hunger, starving;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥-h₁ed-tis | — |