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Where does “χιόνι” come from?

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

χιόνι (Greek): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “χιόνι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekχιόνιον—
2Ancient Greekχιώνsnow; melted snow, ice water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
4Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “χιόνι”

  • χιονοστιβάδα
  • χιονάνθρωπος
  • χιονοθύελλα
  • χιονονιφάδα
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