Where does “Nistrian” come from?

Nistrian (Romanian) comes from Romanian Nistru, from Old East Slavic Дънѣстръ, from Proto-Slavic *Dъněstrъ.

Ancestry of “Nistrian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianNistruDniester
2Old East SlavicДънѣстръ—
3Proto-Slavic*Dъněstrъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *Dъněstrъ →Every word from Old East Slavic Дънѣстръ →Every word from Romanian Nistru →