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A Hellenic language principally spoken in Greece.

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Is the second “ρ” in “διάρροια” from “διά” + “ῥέω” due to an assimilation?

and Aorists' answers combined hold the key; the s developped into an h-sound (like most initial sigmas) which caused the subsequent rho to be aspirated and voiceless (al aspirated consonants in Ancient Greek
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Is دشمن ("enemy" in Persian) borrowed from δυσμενής ("hostile" in ancient Greek)?

But I remember coming across the Sanskrit word sumanas which is directly connected to its antonym 'εὐμενής'; I believe duḥmanas exists in Sanskrit as well.
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Did Ancient Greek have a rising intonation for questions?

One could assume that in Greek likewise the open questions were only marked by a different pronunciation of the interrogative word at the beginning of a sentence. … In Ancient Greek the interrogative particle ἆρα is often not present in sentences that are clearly intended as questions (Plato’s dialogues), like it isn’t in Russian. …
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