Where does “يونان” come from?

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

يونان (Arabic): Greeks

Definitions

  1. Greeks

Ancestry of “يونان”, step by step

يونان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἰωνία

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

via Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἸωνᾶν—
2Hebrewיוֹנָהdove
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία →