𑀬𑁄𑀦

Ashokan Prakrit

noun

Definitions

a Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (Ionia, Greek, Ionian) derived from Ancient Greek Ἴων (Ion, an Ionian, ancestor of the Ionians, Ionian).

Origin

Ancient Greek

Ἴων

Gloss

Ion, an Ionian, ancestor of the Ionians, Ionian

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Ἰωνία Ancient Greek
Ἰωνόπολις Ancient Greek
Ἰᾱ́ων Ancient Greek
Ἴων Ancient Greek
Ἴωνες Ancient Greek
यवन Sanskrit
یونان Persian
ยวน Thai
יוון Hebrew (modern)
yona Pali
𐎹𐎢𐎴 Old Persian