Where does “Þessalía” come from?

Þessalía (Icelandic) comes from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Þessalía (Icelandic): Thessaly Greek region

Definitions

  1. Thessaly Greek region

Ancestry of “Þessalía”, step by step

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