Where does “межиріччя” come from?

межиріччя (Ukrainian) comes from Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία, from Ancient Greek μεσοποτάμιος, from Ancient Greek μέσος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

межиріччя (Ukrainian): interfluve

Definitions

  1. interfluve

Ancestry of “межиріччя”, step by step

межиріччя traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜεσοποταμίαland between the rivers
2Ancient Greekμεσοποτάμιοςbetween rivers
3Ancient Greekμέσοςmiddle of, between, amidst; half; of middle...
4Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Ukrainian ріка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianрікаriver
2Proto-Slavicrěkariver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Ancient Greek -ειδήςEvery word from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα
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