Where does “νύφη” come from?

νύφη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νύμφη, from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- — to marry, wed; to marry, to wed.

νύφη (Greek): bride; daughter-in-law; sister-in-law

Definitions

  1. bride; daughter-in-law; sister-in-law

Ancestry of “νύφη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνύμφηbride, young wife; young, nubile woman;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansnewbʰ-to marry, wed; to marry, to wed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek νύμφη