Where does “амазонский” come from?

амазонский (Russian) comes from Russian Амазонка, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

амазонский (Russian): Amazon referring to the

Definitions

  1. Amazon referring to the

Ancestry of “амазонский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianАмазонкаAmazon
2Ancient GreekἈμαζώνAmazons, a nation of female warriors from western...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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