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Where does “priamus” come from?

priamus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Πρίαμος, from Luwian 𒉺𒊑𒀀𒈬𒀀 — exceptionally courageous.

Ancestry of “priamus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠρίαμος—
2Luwian𒉺𒊑𒀀𒈬𒀀exceptionally courageous
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