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

Definitions

  1. sword; club

Ancestry of “σπαθί”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekσπαθίν—
2Ancient Greekσπαθίον—
3Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
4Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—

Words derived from “σπαθί”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Ancient Greek σπαθίον →