Where does “Афана́сий” come from?

Афана́сий (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek ἀθανάσιος, from Ancient Greek ἀθάνατος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “Афана́сий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀθανάσιοςimmortal
2Ancient Greekἀθάνατοςundying, immortal; everlasting, perpetual;...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “Афана́сий

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-
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