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Where does “Transnistrian” come from?

Transnistrian (English) comes from English Transnistria, from Romanian Transnistria, from Romanian Nistru, from Old East Slavic Дънѣстръ, from Proto-Slavic *Dъněstrъ.

Transnistrian (English): From, or pertaining to, Transnistria or its...

Definitions

  1. From, or pertaining to, Transnistria or its...

Ancestry of “Transnistrian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTransnistria—
2RomanianTransnistria—
3RomanianNistruDniester
4Old East SlavicДънѣстръ—
5Proto-Slavic*Dъněstrъ—
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