Where does “biologiya” come from?
biologiya (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian биоло́гия, from Bulgarian био-, from Ancient Greek βίο-, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
biologiya (Crimean Tatar): biology
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Ancestry of “biologiya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | биоло́гия | biology |
| 2 | Bulgarian | био- | bio- pertaining to life |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίο- | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |