Where does “кнызу” come from?

кнызу (Mariupol Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κνήθω, from Ancient Greek κνάω, from Proto-Indo-European kneh₂- — to bite, to gnaw.

кнызу (Mariupol Greek): scratch

Definitions

  1. scratch

Ancestry of “кнызу”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκνήθωto itch
2Ancient Greekκνάωto scrape; to scratch
3Proto-Indo-Europeankneh₂-to bite, to gnaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek κνάω →Every word from Ancient Greek κνήθω →