Where does “Nipru” come from?

Nipru (Romanian) comes from Latin Danapris, from Ancient Greek Δάναπρις.

Ancestry of “Nipru”, step by step

Nipru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Danapris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDanaprisAnother name of the river Borysthenes, now the Dnieper
2Ancient GreekΔάναπρις—

via Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicДънѣпръ—
2Proto-SlavicDъněprъ—

Words derived from “Nipru”

Every word from Ancient Greek Δάναπρις →Every word from Latin Danapris →