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Where does “رومی” come from?

رومی (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬𐭠𐭣𐭩𐭪, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬, 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...

رومی (Persian): Roman; Byzantine; Greek

Definitions

  1. Roman; Byzantine; Greek

Ancestry of “رومی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬𐭠𐭣𐭩𐭪Greek, Byzantine, Roman
2Middle Persian𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬Rome; Byzantine
3Ancient GreekῬωμανία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “رومی”

  • Rumi
  • Rumi
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