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Where does “τύχη” come from?

τύχη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τύχη, from Proto-Hellenic túkʰā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

τύχη (Greek): fate, chance, luck

Definitions

  1. fate, chance, luck

Ancestry of “τύχη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτύχηthe act of a god; the act of a human being;...
2Proto-Hellenictúkʰā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

Words derived from “τύχη”

  • ατύχημα
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