English word phone comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-s-ri-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *bʰeh₂-s-ri- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *bʰoh₂neh₂ | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| φωνή | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| phone | English (eng) | (phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language. |