Where does “Олександрівна” come from?
Олександрівна (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian Олекса́ндр, from Old East Slavic Олександръ, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
Ancestry of “Олександрівна”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Олекса́ндр | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | Олександръ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |