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Where does “ukrajinský” come from?

ukrajinský (Czech) comes from Czech Ukrajina, from Ukrainian Украї́на, from Old East Slavic Украина, from Russian Украи́на, from Slavic Оукраина, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti — to sift, to separate.

ukrajinský (Czech): Ukrainian

Definitions

  1. Ukrainian

Ancestry of “ukrajinský”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechUkrajina—
2UkrainianУкраї́на—
3Old East SlavicУкраина—
4RussianУкраи́наUkraine
5SlavicОукраина—
6Old East Slavicкраиedge; land, country
7Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
8Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
9Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate
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