Where does “Նիկիա” come from?

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

Նիկիա (Armenian): Nicaea

Definitions

  1. Nicaea

Ancestry of “Նիկիա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianՆիկիաNicaea
2Ancient GreekΝίκαιαany one of a number of cities named Nicaea
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-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 Νίκαια →