Where does “Zaporizhzhian” come from?
Zaporizhzhian (English) comes from English Zaporizhzhia, from Ukrainian Запорі́жжя, from Ukrainian за, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).
Zaporizhzhian (English): Of or relating to Zaporizhzhia a city and oblast in Ukraine
Definitions
- Of or relating to Zaporizhzhia a city and oblast in Ukraine
Ancestry of “Zaporizhzhian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Zaporizhzhia | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | Запорі́жжя | place beyond the rapids |
| 3 | Ukrainian | за | beyond |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | za | behind, after (stationary) |