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Where does “Днепр” come from?

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

Днепр (Russian): Dnieper

Definitions

  1. Dnieper

Ancestry of “Днепр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicДънѣпръ—
2Proto-SlavicDъněprъ—

Words derived from “Днепр”

  • Dnieper
  • Днепропетровск
  • Dniepre
Every word from Proto-Slavic Dъněprъ →