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Where does “океа́н” come from?

океа́н (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός — the great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a...

Ancestry of “океа́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὠκεανόςocean
2Ancient GreekὨκεανόςthe great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a...

Words derived from “океа́н”

  • океанский
  • заокеанский
  • тихоокеанский
  • okean
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