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Where does “Эзоп” come from?

Эзоп (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek Αἴσωπος, from Ancient Greek αἶσα, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “Эзоп”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΑἴσωποςthe famous Greek fabulist Aesop
2Ancient Greekαἶσαdestiny, fate; a goddess of destiny; portion,...
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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