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Where does “Dnipro” come from?

Dnipro (English) comes from Ukrainian Дніпро́, from Ukrainian Днѣпръ, from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ, from Proto-Slavic Dъněprъ.

Ancestry of “Dnipro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianДніпро́Dnieper
2UkrainianДнѣпръ—
3Old East SlavicДънѣпръ—
4Proto-SlavicDъněprъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic Dъněprъ →