Where does “χάμω” come from?

χάμω (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek χάμω, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

χάμω (Greek): down, on the ground, on the floor

Definitions

  1. down, on the ground, on the floor

Ancestry of “χάμω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekχάμω
2Ancient Greekχαμαίon the earth, near the ground; to the...
3Ancient GreekΧθώνthe Earth, personified as a goddess
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -miEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -ōmEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm