Where does “ψωμάκι” come from?
ψωμάκι (Greek) comes from Greek ψωμί, from Byzantine Greek ψωμίν, from Ancient Greek ψωμίον, from Ancient Greek ψωμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
ψωμάκι (Greek): small piece of bread; roll, bread roll; plumpy...
Definitions
- small piece of bread; roll, bread roll; plumpy...
Ancestry of “ψωμάκι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | ψωμί | bread; the financial means to sustain tolerable... |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | ψωμίν | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψωμίον | small morsel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ψωμός | morsel, bit |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |