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Where does “Daunii” come from?

Daunii (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Δαύνιοι, from Proto-Indo-European dhau — to strangle.

Ancestry of “Daunii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔαύνιοι—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandhauto strangle
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