Where does “χαλάζι” come from?
χαλάζι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χαλάζιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
χαλάζι (Greek): hail; particles falling in the manner of hail
Definitions
- hail; particles falling in the manner of hail
Ancestry of “χαλάζι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | χαλάζιον | A small granule of hail |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |