Where does “Ņikita” come from?

Ņikita (Latvian) comes from Russian Ники́та, from Ancient Greek Νικήτας, from Ancient Greek -τᾱς — forms nouns representing a state of being.

Ancestry of “Ņikita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianНики́та—
2Ancient GreekΝικήτας—
3Ancient Greek-τᾱςforms nouns representing a state of being
Every word from Ancient Greek -τᾱς →Every word from Ancient Greek Νικήτας →Every word from Russian Ники́та →