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Where does “Lidia” come from?

Lidia (Polish) comes from Latin Lȳdia, from Ancient Greek λυδία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “Lidia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLȳdia—
2Ancient Greekλυδίαbeautiful one, noble one
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Lidia”

  • lidyjski
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