Where does “áfium” come from?
áfium (Hungarian) comes from Turkish afyon, from Ottoman Turkish افیون, from Arabic أَفْيُون, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
áfium (Hungarian): opium
Ancestry of “áfium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | afyon | opium |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | افیون | — |
| 3 | Arabic | أَفْيُون | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄπιον | poppy juice, opium |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “áfium”