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Where does “এথেঞ্চ” come from?

এথেঞ্চ (Assamese) comes from English Athens, from Old French Athenes, from Latin Athenae, from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι, from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη — Athene; Athena.

Ancestry of “এথেঞ্চ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAthens—
2Old FrenchAthenes—
3LatinAthenaeAthens
4Ancient GreekἈθῆναιAthens
5Ancient GreekἈθήνηAthene; Athena
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