Where does “Myunani” come from?

Myunani (Swahili) comes from Arabic اَلْيُونَان, from Persian یونان, from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Myunani (Swahili): An Ancient Greek; a Greek from classical times

Definitions

  1. An Ancient Greek; a Greek from classical times

Ancestry of “Myunani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلْيُونَان—
2Persianیونان—
3Ancient GreekἸωνίαIonia
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία →