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Where does “Yunani” come from?

Yunani (Indonesian) comes from Malay Yunani, from Arabic يوناني, from Arabic اليُونَان, 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 “Yunani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayYunani—
2ArabicيونانيGreek
3ArabicاليُونَانGreece
4Persianیونان—
5Ancient GreekἸωνίαIonia
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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