Where does “Євромайда́н” come from?

Євромайда́н (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian Євро́па, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

Євромайда́н (Ukrainian): The Euromaidan, a series of antigovernment protests in Ukraine that started in November 2013

Definitions

  1. The Euromaidan, a series of antigovernment protests in Ukraine that started in November 2013

Ancestry of “Євромайда́н”, step by step

Євромайда́н traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian Євро́па

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianЄвро́паEurope
2LatinEurōpa
3Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
4Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
5Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Ukrainian майда́н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianмайда́нsquare
2Russianмайданpublic square, marketplace, maidan, meidan

Words derived from “Євромайда́н

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs
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