ψάω
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- to touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth
- (intransitive) to crumble away, vanish, disappear
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰes- (grind, wind, rub, blow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰes-
Gloss
grind, wind, rub, blow
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
風
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- palimpsestus Latin
- palimpsēstus Latin
- Palimpsest German
- палимпсест Russian
- πάλιν Ancient Greek
- παλίμψηστος Ancient Greek
- ψόφος Ancient Greek
- ψύχω Ancient Greek
- *bʰes- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰé-bʰos-ti Proto-Indo-European
- palimpsest Polish
- प्साति Sanskrit
- बभस्ति Sanskrit
- palimpsest Danish
- palimpsest Czech
- palimpsest Serbo-Croatian
- палимпсест Serbo-Croatian
- fshij Albanian
- përfshij Albanian
- *besmō gmw-pro
- *bzʰā́ti Proto-Indo-Iranian
- palimpsest Slovene
- *bábʰasti Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *bāstrā Proto-Albanian