Where does “заокеанский” come from?
заокеанский (Russian) comes from Russian океа́н, from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός — the great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a...
заокеанский (Russian): transoceanic
Ancestry of “заокеанский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | океа́н | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὠκεανός | ocean |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ὠκεανός | the great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a... |