Where does “یونان” come from?

یونان (Classical Persian) comes from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “یونان”, step by step

یونان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἰωνία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἸωνίαIonia
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎹𐎢𐎴Ionia
2Akkadian𒄥—
3Sumerian𒄥to turn, bend

Words derived from “یونان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία →