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Where does “πίνω” come from?

πίνω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

πίνω (Greek): drink; toast; smoke tobacco, use drugs

Definitions

  1. drink; toast; smoke tobacco, use drugs

Ancestry of “πίνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπῑ́νωI drink
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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