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Where does “Ruthenia” come from?

Ruthenia (English) comes from Latin Rutheni, from Old East Slavic роуси́нъ.

Ancestry of “Ruthenia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRutheni—
2Old East Slavicроуси́нъ—

Words derived from “Ruthenia”

  • Ruthenian
  • Ruthenic
Every word from Old East Slavic роуси́нъ →