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Where does “Μαραθών” come from?

Μαραθών (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ών, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك, from Proto-Turkic ǖn — sound, voice.

Μαραθών (Ancient Greek): Marathon, a town northeast of Athens

Definitions

  1. Marathon, a town northeast of Athens

Ancestry of “Μαραθών”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ώνforms words for places
2Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
3Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
4Hungarianönyou
5Hungarianön-self-
6Turkishönfront
7Ottoman Turkishاوك—
8Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “Μαραθών”

  • marathon
  • Marathon
  • marathoner
  • ultramarathon
  • marathoning
  • ultramarathoner
  • minimarathon
  • postmarathon
  • ultramarathoning
  • marathonlike
  • marathonic
  • megamarathon
  • marathonist
  • photomarathon
  • nonmarathon
  • Marathon
  • maratonista
  • maratón
  • marathon
  • Marathon
  • maratona
  • Maratona
  • 馬拉松
  • maraton
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