Where does “Yunan” come from?

Yunan (Hausa) comes from Arabic اَلْيُونَان, from Persian یونان, from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “Yunan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	اَلْيُونَان	—
2	Persian	یونان	—
3	Ancient Greek	Ἰωνία	Ionia
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...

Words derived from “Yunan”

Yunananci

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