γυνήgynē

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Ancient Greek

Root

gunhe

hip, haunch, the wide part of the pelvis; also the thick base or stump (Karanga gunhi, gunhu)

Greek gyne descends from Shona gunhe, the hip, the broad base

Confidence
54/100
Root language
Shona
Descent begins
γυνήAncient Greek

The consensus position

Mainstream comparative linguistics derives Ancient Greek γυνή from Proto-Indo-European *gʷen-h₂- "woman", with the Attic-Ionic γυ- vocalism explained either by analogical spread from the oblique stem or by an anaptyctic vowel between the labiovelar and the nasal; Boeotian βανά shows the regular outcome. No relationship to Bantu is recognised.

The working behind this.

The full descent — 7 links from the attested form down to the root — the segment-by-segment correspondences, the phonological breakdown and the case for the derivation are behind an account.

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