Etymology Explorer › Portuguese

Where does “Dniepre” come from?

Dniepre (Portuguese) comes from Russian Днепр, from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ, from Proto-Slavic Dъněprъ.

Ancestry of “Dniepre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianДнепрDnieper
2Old East SlavicДънѣпръ—
3Proto-SlavicDъněprъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic Dъněprъ →