Where does “Novaya Zemlya” come from?
Novaya Zemlya (English) comes from Russian Но́вая Земля́, from Russian Земля́, from Russian -ский, from Old East Slavic -ьскъ.
Novaya Zemlya (English): An archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia, administered by Arkhangelsk oblast
Definitions
- An archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia, administered by Arkhangelsk oblast
Ancestry of “Novaya Zemlya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Но́вая Земля́ | — |
| 2 | Russian | Земля́ | — |
| 3 | Russian | -ский | Used to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes... |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | -ьскъ | — |