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Where does “Геннадий” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Геннадий”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Геннадий”

  • Genadijs
  • Genādijs
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