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Where does “vãsilii” come from?

vãsilii (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian vãsilje, from Greek βασιλιάς, from Byzantine Greek βασιλιάς.

vãsilii (Aromanian): kingdom, state

Definitions

  1. kingdom, state

Ancestry of “vãsilii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanianvãsiljeking
2Greekβασιλιάςking; tycoon + type of business
3Byzantine Greekβασιλιάς—
Every word from Byzantine Greek βασιλιάς →