Where does “χιονοστιβάδα” come from?
χιονοστιβάδα (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.
χιονοστιβάδα (Greek): avalanche; snowdrift
Ancestry of “χιονοστιβάδα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | χιόνι | snow |
| 2 | Koine Greek | χιόνιον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χιών | snow; melted snow, ice water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |