Where does “ксенофоб” come from?

ксенофоб (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -фо́б, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

ксенофоб (Ukrainian): xenophobe

Definitions

  1. xenophobe

Ancestry of “ксенофоб”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-фо́бphobe
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from Ukrainian -фо́б →