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Where does “Ἀζανία” come from?

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

Ἀζανία (Ancient Greek): a region of East Africa, variously defined but...

Definitions

  1. a region of East Africa, variously defined but...

Ancestry of “Ἀζανία”, 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 “Ἀζανία”

  • Azania
  • Azanian
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