Where does “Олекса” come from?

Олекса (Ukrainian) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Олекса”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈλέξιοςhelper, defender
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος →