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Where does “Pelekāne” come from?

Pelekāne (Hawaiian) comes from English britain, from Middle English Britayne, from Old French Bretaigne, from Latin Britannia, from Ancient Greek Βρεττανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Pelekāne (Hawaiian): English, British

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Ancestry of “Pelekāne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbritain—
2Middle EnglishBritayne—
3Old FrenchBretaigne—
4LatinBritanniaBritain
5Ancient GreekΒρεττανία—
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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