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Where does “azil” come from?

azil (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Asyl, from French asile, from Latin asȳlum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.

Ancestry of “azil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAsylasylum; political asylum, right of asylum
2Frenchasileretirement home, old people's home; asylum
3Latinasȳlum—
4Ancient Greekἄσυλονsanctuary
5Ancient Greekἄσυλοςsafe from violence, inviolate
6Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
7Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
9Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “azil”

  • azilantski
  • azilant
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