Where does “тета” come from?

тета (Ukrainian) comes from Ancient Greek θῆτα, from Phoenician 𐤈‬.

тета (Ukrainian): aunt

Definitions

  1. aunt

Ancestry of “тета”, step by step

тета traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek θῆτα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθῆταtheta, the name for the eighth letter Θ, θ of the...
2Phoenician𐤈‬—

via Old East Slavic тета

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтета—
2Proto-Slavictetaaunt
Every word from Phoenician 𐤈‬ →Every word from Ancient Greek θῆτα →