Where does “Puglia” come from?

Puglia (Italian) comes from Latin Apulia, from Ancient Greek Ἰαπυγία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Puglia (Italian): counter, token

Definitions

  1. counter, token

Ancestry of “Puglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinApulia—
2Ancient GreekἸαπυγίαIapygia; Salento, Italy
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-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 Ἰαπυγία →