Where does “Ukránia” come from?
Ukránia (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian Ukrajna, from Russian Украи́на, from Slavic Оукраина, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti — to sift, to separate.
Ancestry of “Ukránia”, step by step