Where does “Messénie” come from?

Messénie (French) comes from Middle French Messenie, from Latin Messenia, from Ancient Greek Μεσσηνία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Messénie (French): Messenia

Definitions

Messenia

Ancestry of “Messénie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	Messenie	Messenia
2	Latin	Messenia	Messenia
3	Ancient Greek	Μεσσηνία	Messenia, Greece
4	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μεσσηνία →