Where does “Dniestr” come from?

Dniestr (Polish) comes from Russian Днестр, from Old East Slavic Дънѣстръ, from Proto-Slavic *Dъněstrъ.

Ancestry of “Dniestr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianДнестрDniester
2Old East SlavicДънѣстръ—
3Proto-Slavic*Dъněstrъ—

Words derived from “Dniestr”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *Dъněstrъ →Every word from Old East Slavic Дънѣстръ →Every word from Russian Днестр →
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