Where does “gönye” come from?

gönye (Turkish) comes from Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

gönye (Turkish): miter

Definitions

  1. miter

Ancestry of “gönye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγωνίαangle; corner; viewpoint
2Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
3Ancient Greekγόνυknee
4Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gónu →Every word from Ancient Greek γόνυ →