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Where does “babilonski” come from?

babilonski (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Polish Babilonia, from Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

babilonski (Serbo-Croatian): Babylonian

Definitions

  1. Babylonian

Ancestry of “babilonski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBabilonia—
2LatinBabylōnia—
3Ancient GreekΒαβυλωνία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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