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Where does “ποτήρι” come from?

ποτήρι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ποτήριον, from Ancient Greek ποτήρ, from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

ποτήρι (Greek): glass

Definitions

  1. glass

Ancestry of “ποτήρι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποτήριονcup; absorbent preparation; goat's thorn
2Ancient Greekποτήρdrinking-cup
3Ancient Greekπῑ́νωI drink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →