Where does “νύχι” come from?

νύχι (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek νύχιν, from Ancient Greek ὀνύχιον, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

νύχι (Greek): nail, fingernail, toenail; claw; hoof

Definitions

  1. nail, fingernail, toenail; claw; hoof

Ancestry of “νύχι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekνύχιν
2Ancient Greekὀνύχιον
3Ancient Greekὄνυξclaw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

Words derived from “νύχι

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνυξEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀνύχιον