Where does “ukrainer” come from?
ukrainer (Danish) comes from Danish Ukraine, 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.
ukrainer (Danish): Ukrainian (person from Ukraine)
Definitions
- Ukrainian (person from Ukraine)
Ancestry of “ukrainer”, step by step
ukrainer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish Ukraine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | Ukraine | — |
| 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 |
via Danish er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | er | present of være; are |