Where does “Dniester” come from?
Dniester (English) comes from Russian Днестр, from Old East Slavic Дънѣстръ, from Proto-Slavic *Dъněstrъ.
Ancestry of “Dniester”, step by step
Dniester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Днестр
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Днестр | Dniester |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | Дънѣстръ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *Dъněstrъ | — |
via Ukrainian Дністе́р
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Дністе́р | — |