Where does “πηγαινέλα” come from?

πηγαινέλα (Greek) comes from Greek έλα — 2nd person singular perfective imperative form of...

πηγαινέλα (Greek): back and forth, toing and froing movement forward followed by a return to the same position

Definitions

  1. back and forth, toing and froing movement forward followed by a return to the same position

Ancestry of “πηγαινέλα”, step by step

πηγαινέλα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek έλα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekέλα2nd person singular perfective imperative form of...

via Greek πήγαινε

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπήγαινε"He/She/It was going, used to go, would go"
Every word from Greek έλα