Where does “гривне” come from?

гривне (Eastern Mari) comes from Russian гри́вна, from Ukrainian гри́вня, from Proto-Slavic grivьna — necklace, later "something precious".

гривне (Eastern Mari): grivna unit of currency in ancient Russia

Definitions

  1. grivna unit of currency in ancient Russia

Ancestry of “гривне”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгри́внаgrivna unit of currency and weight in medieval Rus
2Ukrainianгри́вняgrivna
3Proto-Slavicgrivьnanecklace, later "something precious"
Every word from Proto-Slavic grivьna →Every word from Ukrainian гри́вня →Every word from Russian гри́вна →