Where does “φρύδι” come from?
φρύδι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀφρύδιον, from Ancient Greek ὀφρύς, from Proto-Hellenic opʰrū́s, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.
φρύδι (Greek): eyebrow
Ancestry of “φρύδι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὀφρύδιον | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀφρύς | eyebrow; brow of a hill |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | opʰrū́s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃bʰrúHs | eyebrow |