πτισάνη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πτῐ́σσω (ptíssō, to winnow grain) +‎ -ᾰ́νη (-ánē, nominal suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peys- (to crush).

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Noun

πτῐσᾰ́νη (ptisánēf (genitive πτῐσᾰ́νης); first declension

  1. pearl barley
  2. barley-gruel

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