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Where does “יוונית” come from?

יוונית (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew יוון, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.

Ancestry of “יוונית”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewיווןGreece
2Ancient GreekἼωνone of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of...
3Ancient GreekἸᾱ́ϝωνIonian
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