Where does “Itālija” come from?
Itālija (Latvian) comes from Russian Ита́лия, from Old East Slavic Италиꙗ, from Old Church Slavonic Италиꙗ, from Ancient Greek Ἰταλία, from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 — land of bulls; land of young cattle.
Ancestry of “Itālija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | Ита́лия | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | Италиꙗ | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | Италиꙗ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰταλία | Italy |
| 5 | Oscan | 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 | land of bulls; land of young cattle |