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Where does “Transnistria” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Transnistria”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Transnistria”

  • Transnistria
  • Transnistrian
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