Where does “afana-” come from?
afana- (Irish) comes from Ancient Greek ἀφανής, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
afana- (Irish): aphano-
Ancestry of “afana-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀφανής | unseen; indistinct, unseen, obscure |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |