Where does “Κύπρος” come from?

Κύπρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Κύπρος (Ancient Greek): Cyprus

Definitions

  1. Cyprus

Ancestry of “Κύπρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Κύπρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →