Where does “παιδί” come from?

παιδί (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek παιδίν, from Ancient Greek παιδίον, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

παιδί (Greek): child, kid

Definitions

  1. child, kid

Ancestry of “παιδί”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekπαιδίν
2Ancient Greekπαιδίονlittle child, young child
3Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
4Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “παιδί

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂widsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits