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Where does “Scythia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Scythia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Scythia”

  • Scythian
  • Scythia
  • Sciția
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