Where does “pedì” come from?

pedì (Italiot Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek παιδίν, from Ancient Greek παιδίον, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pedì (Italiot Greek): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “pedì”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekπαιδίν
2Ancient Greekπαιδίονlittle child, young child
3Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
4Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂widsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits