Where does “φαΐ” come from?

φαΐ (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek φαγί, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

φαΐ (Greek): food

Definitions

  1. food

Ancestry of “φαΐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekφαγί
2Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “φαΐ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν