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Where does “герань” come from?

герань (Russian) comes from Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

герань (Russian): geranium

Definitions

  1. geranium

Ancestry of “герань”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingeranium—
2Ancient Greekγερᾰ́νῐον—
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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