Where does “χτένισμα” come from?

χτένισμα (Greek) comes from Greek χτενίζω, from Ancient Greek κτενίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

χτένισμα (Greek): hairstyle, coiffure, hairdo

Definitions

  1. hairstyle, coiffure, hairdo

Ancestry of “χτένισμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekχτενίζωcomb, groom; rake; comb, search
2Ancient Greekκτενίζωto comb
3Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
5Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Ancient Greek -ίζω