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Where does “τριαντάφυλλο” come from?

τριαντάφυλλο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τριαντάφυλλον, from Ancient Greek φύλλον, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃-yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

τριαντάφυλλο (Greek): rose; spoon sweet made from rose petals

Definitions

  1. rose; spoon sweet made from rose petals

Ancestry of “τριαντάφυλλο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτριαντάφυλλονrose
2Ancient Greekφύλλονleaf; foliage; plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃-yom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “τριαντάφυλλο”

  • τριάντα
  • trandafir
  • trandafiriu
  • троянда
  • trëndafil
  • trandafilã
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