Where does “ukrajinství” come from?
ukrajinství (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.
ukrajinství (Czech): Ukrainianness
Definitions
- Ukrainianness
Ancestry of “ukrajinství”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | Ukrajina | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | Украї́на | a territory or a land along the border of a country |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Украина | — |
| 4 | Russian | Украи́на | Ukraine |
| 5 | Slavic | Оукраина | — |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | краи | edge; land, country |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |