Where does “Aleks” come from?
Aleks (Estonian) comes from Norwegian Bokmål Aleksander, from Norwegian Bokmål Alexander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
Ancestry of “Aleks”, step by step
Aleks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål Aleksander
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | Aleksander | — |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | Alexander | — |
| 3 | Latin | Alexander | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |
via Estonian Aleksander
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | Aleksander | A Hassidic group in Poland |