Where does “Feodosiya” come from?
Feodosiya (English) comes from Russian Феодо́сия, from Ancient Greek Θεοδοσία, from Ancient Greek θεός, from Proto-Hellenic tʰehós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “Feodosiya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | Феодо́сия | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Θεοδοσία | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θεός | divine; a deity, a god, God; title of a ruler |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tʰehós | god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁s | god, godhead, deity; sacred place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |