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