Where does “ავროფალი” come from?

ავროფალი (Laz) comes from Turkish Avrupalı, from Turkish Avrupa, from Ottoman Turkish آوروپا, from Greek Ευρώπη, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs — to see; eye.

ავროფალი (Laz): European

Definitions

  1. European

Ancestry of “ავროფალი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAvrupalıEuropean person
2TurkishAvrupaEurope
3Ottoman TurkishآوروپاEurope
4GreekΕυρώπηEurope
5Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
6Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
7Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs