Where does “Επτάνησα” come from?

Επτάνησα (Greek) comes from Greek επτά, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά, from Proto-Hellenic heptə́, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

Επτάνησα (Greek): Heptanese, Ionian Islands

Definitions

  1. Heptanese, Ionian Islands

Ancestry of “Επτάνησα”, step by step

Επτάνησα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek επτά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekεπτάseven
2Ancient Greekἑπτάseven
3Proto-Hellenicheptə́seven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Greek νησί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekνησίisland
2Ancient Greekνῆσοςisland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic heptə́ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑπτά →