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

Definitions

  1. opium

Ancestry of “áfium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishafyonopium
2Ottoman Turkishافیون—
3Arabicأَفْيُون—
4Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
5Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “áfium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →