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Where does “χεζάς” come from?

χεζάς (Greek) comes from Greek -άς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك — sound, voice.

χεζάς (Greek): chickenshit, scaredy cat, wuss, pussy

Definitions

  1. chickenshit, scaredy cat, wuss, pussy

Ancestry of “χεζάς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greek-άςμύλος → μυλωνάς; γάλα → γαλατάς; γυναίκα →...
2Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
3Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
4Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
5Hungarianönyou
6Hungarianön-self-
7Turkishönfront
8Ottoman Turkishاوك—
9Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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