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Where does “Saudi Arabia” come from?

Saudi Arabia (English) comes from English Arabia, from Latin Arabia, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “Saudi Arabia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishArabia—
2LatinArabia—
3Ancient GreekἈραβίαArabia
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Saudi Arabia”

  • ซาอุดีอาระเบีย
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