Where does “Википедиа” come from?
Википедиа (Mongolian) comes from Russian Википе́дия, from English Wikipedia, from English encyclopedia, from New Latin encyclopaedia, from Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids — few, little; smallness.
Ancestry of “Википедиа”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | Википе́дия | — |
| 2 | English | Wikipedia | A version of the encyclopedia Wikipedia in a... |
| 3 | English | encyclopedia | A comprehensive reference work with articles on... |
| 4 | New Latin | encyclopaedia | general education; encyclopedia |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παιδείᾱ | rearing of a child, education; child-rearing,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |