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Where does “Persefona” come from?

Persefona (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Ancestry of “Persefona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠερσεφόνη—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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