Where does “оникс” come from?

оникс (Kazakh) comes from Russian о́никс, from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

оникс (Kazakh): onyx

Definitions

  1. onyx

Ancestry of “оникс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо́никсonyx
2Latinonyxonyx, yellow marble; A yellowish precious stone;...
3Ancient Greekὄνυξclaw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ →Every word from Latin onyx →
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