Where does “χιονοψάλτης” come from?

χιονοψάλτης (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.

χιονοψάλτης (Greek): alpine accentor (Prunella collaris)

Definitions

  1. alpine accentor (Prunella collaris)

Ancestry of “χιονοψάλτης”, step by step

χιονοψάλτης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek χιόνι

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

via Greek ψάλτης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekψάλτηςcantor, chanter
2Koine Greekψάλτης
3Ancient Greekψάλλωto twitch; to make a sound by striking, touching,...
4Ancient Greekψάωto touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -miEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -ōmEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm