Where does “صقلية” come from?

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

صقلية (Arabic): Sicilian language

Definitions

  1. Sicilian language

Ancestry of “صقلية”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣικελία—
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Σικελία →