Where does “Xi-xi-li-a” come from?

Xi-xi-li-a (Vietnamese) comes from Italian Sicilia, from Latin Sicilia, from Ancient Greek Σικελία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Xi-xi-li-a (Vietnamese): Sicily

Definitions

  1. Sicily

Ancestry of “Xi-xi-li-a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianSicilia—
2LatinSicilia—
3Ancient GreekΣικελία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Σικελία →