Where does “Δωδεκάνησα” come from?

Δωδεκάνησα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δώδεκα, from Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥.

Δωδεκάνησα (Ancient Greek): twelve islands

Definitions

  1. twelve islands

Ancestry of “Δωδεκάνησα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδώδεκαtwelve
2Proto-Indo-European*dwoΗdeḱm̥—

Words derived from “Δωδεκάνησα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek δώδεκα →