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Where does “πορδή” come from?

πορδή (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πέρδομαι, from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai, from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

πορδή (Greek): fart; little fart, little shit; twit, fart

Definitions

  1. fart; little fart, little shit; twit, fart

Ancestry of “πορδή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέρδομαιto fart, break wind
2Proto-Hellenicpérdomaito fart loudly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpérdetorto be farting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind

Words derived from “πορδή”

  • αλεποπορδή
  • πορδίτσα
  • πορδίζω
  • πορδούλα
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