Where does “σφαγή” come from?
σφαγή (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σφαγή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
σφαγή (Greek): slaughter; massacre
Ancestry of “σφαγή”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | σφαγή | slaughter, butchery; throat, the spot where the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |