Where does “اوکراین” come from?
اوکراین (Persian) comes from French Ukraine, from Ukrainian Украї́на, from Old East Slavic Украина, from Russian Украи́на, from Slavic Оукраина, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti — to sift, to separate.
Ancestry of “اوکراین”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Ukraine | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | Украї́на | a territory or a land along the border of a country |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Украина | — |
| 4 | Russian | Украи́на | Ukraine |
| 5 | Slavic | Оукраина | — |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | краи | edge; land, country |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |