Where does “χεριά” come from?

χεριά (Greek) comes from Greek -ιά, from Ancient Greek -έα, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

χεριά (Greek): handful, hand, fistful grasp

Definitions

  1. handful, hand, fistful grasp

Ancestry of “χεριά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greek-ιάμήλο + API → μηλιά; κεράσι + API → κερασιά;...
2Ancient Greek-έαforms the names of trees
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Greek -ιά →