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Where does “Алексе́й” come from?

Алексе́й (Russian) comes from Russian Алекси́й, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Алексе́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianАлекси́й—
2Ancient GreekἈλέξιοςhelper, defender
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Алексе́й”

  • Alexis
  • Alexia
  • Alexius
  • Alexius
  • Alexis
  • Alex
  • Aleixo
  • Aleksis
  • Aleksi
  • Aleix
  • Aleksis
  • Alexej
  • Lesh
  • Alexej
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →