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Where does “Νίκαια” come from?

Νίκαια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “Νίκαια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Νίκαια”

  • Nice
  • Nicaea
  • Nicaean
  • Niçois
  • Nicaea
  • Nizza
  • nizzardo
  • nizzese
  • Ницца
  • Niçois
  • niçois
  • Nice
  • Nizza
  • Nizza
  • Նիկիա
  • ניצה
  • Նիկիա
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →