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Where does “hropʰéyō” come from?

hropʰéyō (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European srebʰ- — to sip, gulp, suck.

hropʰéyō (Proto-Hellenic): to gulp down

Definitions

  1. to gulp down

Ancestry of “hropʰéyō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansrebʰ-to sip, gulp, suck

Words derived from “hropʰéyō”

  • απορροφώ
  • ἀπορροφῶ
  • ἀπορροφέω
  • ῥοφέω
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