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Where does “πρόβατο” come from?

πρόβατο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρόβατον, from Ancient Greek προβαίνω, from Ancient Greek βαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

πρόβατο (Greek): sheep; lamb

Definitions

  1. sheep; lamb

Ancestry of “πρόβατο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρόβατονcattle, flocks, herds; sheep; slaughtered...
2Ancient Greekπροβαίνωto step on, step forward, advance; to advance,...
3Ancient Greekβαίνωto go, step, move on foot; to mount; to depart,...
4Proto-Hellenicgʷəňňōto go, to step
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yéti—
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “πρόβατο”

  • αιγοπρόβατα
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