Where does “Микола́їв” come from?

Микола́їв (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian Микола́й, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Микола́їв (Ukrainian): Mykolai's; Nicholas's

Definitions

  1. Mykolai's; Nicholas's

Ancestry of “Микола́їв”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianМикола́й—
2Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
3Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
4Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “Микола́їв”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →