Where does “Kiev” come from?

Kiev is the English name for Russia's capital, derived from Russian Ки́ев, whose ultimate origin remains uncertain.

Kiev (English): Short for chicken Kiev

Definitions

  1. Short for chicken Kiev

Ancestry of “Kiev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianКи́евKiev
2Old East SlavicКꙑевъ—

Words derived from “Kiev”

Every word from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ →Every word from Russian Ки́ев →