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
- nail, fingernail, toenail; claw; hoof
Ancestry of “νύχι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Byzantine Greek | νύχιν | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀνύχιον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυξ | claw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |
Words derived from “νύχι”