Where does “尼” come from?
尼 (Japanese) comes from Japanese アマゾン, from English amazon, from Spanish Amazonas, from Spanish amazona, from Latin amazon, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
尼 (Japanese): nun
Definitions
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Ancestry of “尼”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | アマゾン | (~) for about 4000 miles to the Atlantic |
| 2 | English | amazon | A tall, strong, athletic woman |
| 3 | Spanish | Amazonas | — |
| 4 | Spanish | amazona | horsewoman; amazon |
| 5 | Latin | amazon | an Amazon |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἀμαζών | Amazons, a nation of female warriors from western... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |