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

Ukránia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian Ukrajna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianUkrajna—
2RussianУкраи́наUkraine
3SlavicОукраина—
4Old East Slavicкраиedge; land, country
5Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
6Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
7Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate

via Portuguese Ucrânia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseUcrânia—

Words derived from “Ukránia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁- →