Where does “Ὀλυμπῐᾰ́ς” come from?
Ὀλυμπῐᾰ́ς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπῐ́ᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك — sound, voice.
Ὀλυμπῐᾰ́ς (Ancient Greek): the Olympiad
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Ancestry of “Ὀλυμπῐᾰ́ς”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ὀλυμπῐ́ᾱ | Olympia |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 4 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 5 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 7 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 8 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |