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Where does “ōyyón” come from?

ōyyón (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ōyyón (Proto-Hellenic): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “ōyyón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “ōyyón”

  • oocyte
  • oolitic
  • oolite
  • oogenesis
  • oocyst
  • oidium
  • oospore
  • ooid
  • oology
  • ootheca
  • oosphere
  • oogamous
  • oophagy
  • epoophoron
  • oological
  • oolithic
  • oologist
  • oosperm
  • oophagous
  • oogamy
  • oophyte
  • oolith
  • ooblast
  • oothecal
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