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Where does “Гордей” come from?

Гордей (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek Γορδίας, from Phrygian *Gordiyas.

Ancestry of “Гордей”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΓορδίας—
2Phrygian*Gordiyas—
Every word from Phrygian *Gordiyas →