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Where does “pígistíl” come from?

pígistíl (Irish) comes from Ancient Greek πυγή, from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂.

pígistíl (Irish): pygostyle

Definitions

  1. pygostyle

Ancestry of “pígistíl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπυγήrump, buttocks; = οὐρά
2Proto-Indo-European*spugeh₂—
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