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Where does “Га́дес” come from?

Га́дес (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek ᾍδης, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Ancestry of “Га́дес”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾍδης—
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
3Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “Га́дес”

  • Գադես
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