Where does “χιονάκι” come from?

χιονάκι (Greek) comes from Greek χιόνι, from Koine Greek χιόνιον, from Ancient Greek χιών, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

χιονάκι (Greek): a little snow, light snow

Definitions

  1. a little snow, light snow

Ancestry of “χιονάκι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekχιόνιsnow
2Koine Greekχιόνιον—
3Ancient Greekχιώνsnow; melted snow, ice water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →