Where does “Са́ша” come from?
Са́ша (Russian) comes from Russian Алекса́ндр, from Old East Slavic Олександръ, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
Ancestry of “Са́ша”, step by step
Са́ша traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Алекса́ндр
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Алекса́ндр | Alexander, male |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | Олександръ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |
via Ukrainian Олекса́ндр
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Олекса́ндр | — |