Where does “σπαθί” come from?
σπαθί (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek σπαθίν, from Ancient Greek σπαθίον, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
σπαθί (Greek): sword; club
Ancestry of “σπαθί”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | σπαθίν | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σπαθίον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |