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Where does “σκοτώνω” come from?

σκοτώνω (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek σκοτώνω, from Ancient Greek σκοτόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

σκοτώνω (Greek): kill, murder, slay; hurt, injure severely; ruin

Definitions

  1. kill, murder, slay; hurt, injure severely; ruin

Ancestry of “σκοτώνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekσκοτώνω—
2Ancient Greekσκοτόωto blind, to plunge into darkness; to kill
3Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
4Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “σκοτώνω”

  • μυγοσκοτώστρα
  • σκοτώστρα
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