Where does “φράγμα” come from?

φράγμα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φράγμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

φράγμα (Greek): barrier; dam, barrage

Definitions

  1. barrier; dam, barrage

Ancestry of “φράγμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekφράγμαA fence, a screen, a breastwork
2Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰEvery word from Ancient Greek φράγμα