Where does “Анатолій” come from?
Анатолій (Belarusian) comes from Greek ανατολή, from Ancient Greek ἀνατολή, from Ancient Greek ἀνατέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná.
Ancestry of “Анатолій”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | ανατολή | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατολή | rising above the horizon; the direction of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατέλλω | I rise up; rise, grow up; I rise |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | — |