Where does “φωτιά” come from?

φωτιά (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek φωτία, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

φωτιά (Greek): fire; flame, sparkle; light

Definitions

  1. fire; flame, sparkle; light

Ancestry of “φωτιά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekφωτία—
2Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
3Proto-Hellenicpʰáos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “φωτιά”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os →