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Where does “-kratia” come from?

-kratia (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek -κρατία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-kratia (Finnish): -cracy

Definitions

  1. -cracy

Ancestry of “-kratia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-kratia”

  • byrokraattisuus
  • aristokratia
  • autokratia
  • byrokraattistaa
  • byrokraattinen
  • gerontokratia
  • teokratia
  • byrokraatisto
  • byrokraattistua
  • byrokratisoida
  • byrokratisointi
  • byrokratisoitua
  • autokraattinen
  • autokraattisuus
  • byrokraatti
  • byrokratia
  • byrokraattisesti
  • kleptokratia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →