Where does “βαλκανικός” come from?

βαλκανικός (Greek) comes from Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

βαλκανικός (Greek): Balkan, of the Balkans

Definitions

  1. Balkan, of the Balkans

Ancestry of “βαλκανικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greek-ικόςΓαλλία + API → γαλλικός; Γαλλία + API →...
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →