Where does “φονιάς” come from?

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

φονιάς (Greek): murderer, killer, slayer

Definitions

  1. murderer, killer, slayer

Ancestry of “φονιάς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφόνοςmurder
2Ancient Greekφόνοςmurder, slaughter; murder, homicide
3Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰónosmurder

Words derived from “φονιάς”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰónos →Every word from Ancient Greek φόνος →Every word from Greek φόνος →