Where does “مَقْدُونِیَه” come from?

مَقْدُونِیَه (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic مَقْدُونِيَا, from Ancient Greek μακεδονία, from Ancient Greek μακεδνός, from Ancient Greek μακρός, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Ancestry of “مَقْدُونِیَه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَقْدُونِيَا—
2Ancient Greekμακεδονίαhighland
3Ancient Greekμακεδνόςtall, taper
4Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
5Proto-Italicmakros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “مَقْدُونِیَه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic makros →