Where does “Alexej” come from?
Alexej (Czech) comes from Russian Алексе́й, from Russian Алекси́й, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “Alexej”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | Алексе́й | — |
| 2 | Russian | Алекси́й | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξιος | helper, defender |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |