Where does “Yunananci” come from?

Yunananci (Hausa) comes from Hausa Yunan, 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...

Yunananci (Hausa): Greek language

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Yunananci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HausaYunan—
2Arabicاَلْيُونَان—
3Persianیونان—
4Ancient GreekἸωνίαIonia
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία →