Where does “ψαράκι” come from?

ψαράκι (Greek) comes from Greek ψάρι, from Ancient Greek ὀψάριον, from Ancient Greek ὄψον, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

ψαράκι (Greek): small fish, fishy

Definitions

  1. small fish, fishy

Ancestry of “ψαράκι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekψάριfish
2Ancient Greekὀψάριονsmall plate of food in particular fish
3Ancient Greekὄψονdelicacies, considered an integral component of...
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ