Where does “abys” come from?

abys (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

abys (Polish): abyss

Definitions

  1. abyss

Ancestry of “abys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄβυσσοςbottomless, boundless; unfathomable; bottomless...
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →