Where does “Illyria” come from?

Illyria comes from Latin Illyria, from Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία, which derives from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, a place name of uncertain ultimate origin referring to a region in the Balkans.

Ancestry of “Illyria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIllyria
2Ancient GreekἸλλυρία
3Illyrian*Hullurio
4Proto-Indo-Europeanudrósof water, aquatic
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “Illyria

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