Where does “Хохляндия” come from?

Хохляндия (Russian) comes from Russian хохо́л, from Proto-Slavic xoxolъ — crest, topknot, tuft of hair or feathers.

Хохляндия (Russian): Ukraine

Definitions

  1. Ukraine

Ancestry of “Хохляндия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхохо́лkhokhol; crest; Ukrainian
2Proto-Slavicxoxolъcrest, topknot, tuft of hair or feathers
Every word from Proto-Slavic xoxolъ →Every word from Russian хохо́л →