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Where does “Kievite” come from?

Kievite (English) comes from English Kiev, from Russian Ки́ев, from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ.

Kievite (English): Of, from or pertaining to Kiev; Someone living in...

Definitions

  1. Of, from or pertaining to Kiev; Someone living in...

Ancestry of “Kievite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKievShort for chicken Kiev
2RussianКи́евKiev
3Old East SlavicКꙑевъ—
Every word from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ →