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Where does “Сизиф” come from?

Сизиф (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

Ancestry of “Сизиф”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣίσυφος—
2Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
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