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Where does “Πιερία” come from?

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

Πιερία (Ancient Greek): {{w|Pieria}}

Definitions

  1. {{w|Pieria}}

Ancestry of “Πιερία”, 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 “Πιερία”

  • Pieria
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