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Where does “Ки́ев” come from?

Ки́ев (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ.

Ки́ев (Russian): Kiev

Definitions

  1. Kiev

Ancestry of “Ки́ев”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicКꙑевъ—

Words derived from “Ки́ев”

  • Kiev
  • Kievan
  • Kievite
  • Kiev
  • Киев
  • كييف
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