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Where does “homiķis” come from?

homiķis (Latvian) comes from Latvian homo-, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

homiķis (Latvian): homo, fag, queer

Definitions

  1. homo, fag, queer

Ancestry of “homiķis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianhomo-homo-
2Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
3Ancient Greekφύλον—
4Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
5Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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