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Where does “grivna” come from?

grivna (English) comes from Russian гри́вна, from Ukrainian гри́вня, from Proto-Slavic grivьna — necklace, later "something precious".

grivna (English): Alternative spelling of hryvnia; a unit of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of hryvnia; a unit of...

Ancestry of “grivna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгри́вна—
2Ukrainianгри́вня—
3Proto-Slavicgrivьnanecklace, later "something precious"
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