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Where does “Чернобыль” come from?

Чернобыль (Russian) comes from Russian черно́быль, from Ukrainian чорно́биль, from Ukrainian чо́рне — black.

Ancestry of “Чернобыль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчерно́быльmugwort
2Ukrainianчорно́бильmugwort; wormwood
3Ukrainianчо́рнеblack

Words derived from “Чернобыль”

  • Chernobyl
  • chernobylite
  • tchernobyl
  • Tchernobyl
  • Chernobil
  • Csernobil
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