Where does “Etiopia” come from?

Etiopia (Finnish) comes from Latin Aethiopia, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία, from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

Etiopia (Finnish): Ethiopian

Definitions

  1. Ethiopian

Ancestry of “Etiopia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAethiopiaSub-Saharan Africa
2Ancient GreekΑἰθιοπία—
3Ancient GreekΑἰθίοψEthiopian
4Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
5Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “Etiopia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →