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Where does “سُقْرَاط” come from?

سُقْرَاط (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek Σωκράτης, from Ancient Greek σῴζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “سُقْرَاط”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣωκράτηςSocrates
2Ancient GreekσῴζωI save
3Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
5Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “سُقْرَاط”

  • سقراط
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