Where does “φονεύω” come from?

φονεύω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φονεύω, from Ancient Greek φονεύς, from Ancient Greek φόνος, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰónos — murder.

φονεύω (Greek): murder, kill

Definitions

  1. murder, kill

Ancestry of “φονεύω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφονεύωto murder, kill, slay
2Ancient Greekφονεύςmurderer
3Ancient Greekφόνοςmurder, slaughter; murder, homicide
4Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰónosmurder
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰónos →Every word from Ancient Greek φόνος →Every word from Ancient Greek φονεύς →