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Where does “aʹŋǧǧel” come from?

aʹŋǧǧel (Skolt Sami) comes from Russian а́нгел, from Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

aʹŋǧǧel (Skolt Sami): angel

Definitions

  1. angel

Ancestry of “aʹŋǧǧel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianа́нгелangel
2LatinAngelus—
3Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
4Old Norseengillangel
5Old Saxonengilangel
6Proto-West Germanicangilangel
7Latinangelusangel; messenger
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