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Where does “νηστικός” come from?

νηστικός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νῆστις, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-h₁ed-tis.

νηστικός (Greek): hungry, unfed, famished

Definitions

  1. hungry, unfed, famished

Ancestry of “νηστικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνῆστιςnot eating, fasting ; causing hunger, starving;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-h₁ed-tis—
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