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Where does “バビロニア” come from?

バビロニア (Japanese) comes from English Babylonia, from Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “バビロニア”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBabylonia—
2LatinBabylōnia—
3Ancient GreekΒαβυλωνία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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