Where does “Babylonia” come from?

Babylonia derives from Latin Babylonia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία, combining the Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏 with the Ancient Greek suffix -ία and Proto-Indo-European -h₂.

Ancestry of “Babylonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBabylōnia—
2Ancient GreekΒαβυλωνία—
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Babylonia”

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