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Where does “Осетия” come from?

Осетия (Russian) comes from Georgian ოსეთი, from Georgian ოსი, from Old Georgian ოვსი — Ossetian.

Ancestry of “Осетия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GeorgianოსეთიOssetia
2GeorgianოსიOssetian
3Old GeorgianოვსიOssetian

Words derived from “Осетия”

  • Ossetia
  • Ossetian
  • осетин
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