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Where does “Пороше́нко” come from?

Пороше́нко (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -е́нко, from Ukrainian Тара́с, from Ancient Greek Ταράσιος, from Ancient Greek ταράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreh₂gʰ- — to irritate; rough.

Ancestry of “Пороше́нко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-е́нко—
2UkrainianТара́с—
3Ancient GreekΤαράσιος—
4Ancient GreekταράσσωI disturb; I agitate
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreh₂gʰ-to irritate; rough

Words derived from “Пороше́нко”

  • Poroshenko
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreh₂gʰ- →