Where does “ионный” come from?
ионный (Russian) comes from Russian ио́н, from Ancient Greek ἰόν, from Ancient Greek εἶμι, from Proto-Hellenic *éimi.
ионный (Russian): ion; ionic
Ancestry of “ионный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ио́н | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἰόν | nominative/accusative/vocative singular neuter of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἶμι | I shall come, go |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *éimi | — |