Where does “Donetsk” come from?
Donetsk (English) comes from Ukrainian Доне́цьк, from Ukrainian Доне́ць, from Ukrainian -е́ць, from Russian -кий, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Donetsk (English): on the Kalmius river
Definitions
- on the Kalmius river
Ancestry of “Donetsk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Доне́цьк | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | Доне́ць | the Donets; Donets River |
| 3 | Ukrainian | -е́ць | — |
| 4 | Russian | -кий | -y, -ous: Used to form qualitative adjectives... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ъkъ | Forms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;... |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |