βιός

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

bow
bow-string, tendon

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷiH- (bowstring).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷiH-

Gloss

bowstring

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*gʷiH- Proto-Indo-European
*sinos Proto-Indo-European
जीव Sanskrit
ज्या Sanskrit
*žila Proto-Slavic
جِيبَ Arabic
زه Persian
જ્યા Gujarati
жила Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
*ȷ́iHáH Proto-Indo-Aryan
ǰi Kalasha