Where does “Дунай” come from?

Дунай (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic Дунаи, from Proto-Slavic Dunavь, from Gothic 𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹, from Proto-Germanic Dōnawjaz, from Proto-Celtic Dānowyos, from Proto-Celtic Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

Дунай (Russian): Danube

Definitions

  1. Danube

Ancestry of “Дунай”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicДунаи—
2Proto-SlavicDunavьDanube
3Gothic𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹—
4Proto-GermanicDōnawjaz—
5Proto-CelticDānowyos—
6Proto-CelticDānu—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic Dānu →Every word from Proto-Celtic Dānowyos →