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Where does “Ischias” come from?

Ischias (German) comes from Ancient Greek ἰσχιάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك — sound, voice.

Ischias (German): sciatica; sciatic nerve

Definitions

  1. sciatica; sciatic nerve

Ancestry of “Ischias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰσχιάςhip-disease; sciatica; hip disease
2Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
3Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
4Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
5Hungarianönyou
6Hungarianön-self-
7Turkishönfront
8Ottoman Turkishاوك—
9Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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