Where does “Dnepr” come from?

Dnepr (Finnish) comes from English Dnieper, from Russian Днепр, from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ, from Proto-Slavic Dъněprъ.

Dnepr (Finnish): Dnieper

Definitions

  1. Dnieper

Ancestry of “Dnepr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDnieper(see usage notes)
2RussianДнепрDnieper
3Old East SlavicДънѣпръ—
4Proto-SlavicDъněprъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic Dъněprъ →Every word from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ →Every word from Russian Днепр →