Where does “Donbass” come from?
Donbass (English) comes from Russian Донба́сс, from Russian Доне́цкий бассе́йн, from Russian бассе́йн, from French bassin, from Middle French bassin, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.
Ancestry of “Donbass”, step by step