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Where does “фи́зика” come from?

фи́зика (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek φυσικός, from Ancient Greek φύσις, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “фи́зика”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφυσικόςnatural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,...
2Ancient Greekφύσιςorigin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,...
3Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “фи́зика”

  • физико-химический
  • ֆիզիկա
  • աստղաֆիզիկա
  • ֆիզիկապես
  • ֆիզիկական
  • կենսաֆիզիկա
  • ֆիզիկորեն
  • fizika
  • fizika
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