Where does “πονηρός” come from?

πονηρός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πονηρός, from Ancient Greek πονέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

πονηρός (Greek): tricky, cunning; evil

Definitions

  1. tricky, cunning; evil

Ancestry of “πονηρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπονηρόςoppressed by toils; toilsome, painful, grievous
2Ancient Greekπονέωto toil, labor, work
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti