Where does “اليونان” come from?

اليونان (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic اليونان, 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 “اليونان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاليونان—
2Persianیونان—
3Ancient GreekἸωνίαIonia
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-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 →