Where does “Novorossiya” come from?
Novorossiya (English) comes from Russian Новоро́ссия, from Russian Росси́я, from Greek Ῥωσία, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Novorossiya (English): An area north of the Black Sea which was conquered by the Russian Empire at the end of the 18th century, located in present-day Ukraine
Definitions
- An area north of the Black Sea which was conquered by the Russian Empire at the end of the 18th century, located in present-day Ukraine
Ancestry of “Novorossiya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Новоро́ссия | Novorossiya, the former Russian province in southern Ukraine formed during a war with the Ottoman Empire |
| 2 | Russian | Росси́я | Russia |
| 3 | Greek | Ῥωσία | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 5 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 7 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 8 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |