Where does “Ukrainka” come from?
Ukrainka (English) comes from Ukrainian Украї́нка, from Ukrainian украї́нський, from Ukrainian Украї́на, from Old East Slavic Украина, from Russian Украи́на, from Slavic Оукраина, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь — to sift, to separate.
Ukrainka (English): feminine
Definitions
- feminine
Ancestry of “Ukrainka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Украї́нка | female Ukrainian native of Ukraine |
| 2 | Ukrainian | украї́нський | Ukrainian |
| 3 | Ukrainian | Украї́на | a territory or a land along the border of a country |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | Украина | — |
| 5 | Russian | Украи́на | Ukraine |
| 6 | Slavic | Оукраина | — |
| 7 | Old East Slavic | краи | edge; land, country |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 10 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |