Where does “Peloponnesos” come from?

Peloponnesos (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος, from Ancient Greek νῆσος — island.

Ancestry of “Peloponnesos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠελοπόννησοςthe Peloponnese or Peloponnesus
2Ancient Greekνῆσοςisland
Every word from Ancient Greek νῆσοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος
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