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Where does “макароны” come from?

макароны (Russian) comes from Italian maccheroni, from Ancient Greek μακαρία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “макароны”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmaccheroni"m plural"; macaroni
2Ancient Greekμακαρίαfood made from barley
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “макароны”

  • մակարոն
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