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Where does “𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬” come from?

𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 (Middle Persian) comes from Ancient Greek Ῥωμανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 (Middle Persian): Rome; Byzantine

Definitions

  1. Rome; Byzantine

Ancestry of “𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekῬωμανία—
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 “𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬”

  • रूम
  • روم
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