Where does “اوکراینی” come from?
اوکراینی (Persian) comes from Persian اوکراین, 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 — to sift, to separate.
اوکراینی (Persian): Ukrainian
Definitions
- Ukrainian
Ancestry of “اوکراینی”, step by step
اوکراینی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian اوکراین
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | اوکراین | — |
| 2 | French | Ukraine | — |
| 3 | Ukrainian | Украї́на | a territory or a land along the border of a country |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | Украина | — |
| 5 | Russian | Украи́на | Ukraine |
| 6 | Slavic | Оукраина | — |
| 7 | Old East Slavic | краи | edge; land, country |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 10 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |