Where does “πιρούνι” come from?

πιρούνι (Greek) comes from Koine Greek περόνιον, from Ancient Greek περόνη, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

πιρούνι (Greek): fork

Definitions

  1. fork

Ancestry of “πιρούνι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekπερόνιον—
2Ancient Greekπερόνηpin or tongue of a buckle; buckle or brooch...
3Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
4Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “πιρούνι”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →Every word from Ancient Greek περόνη →