Where does “гри́вна” come from?

гри́вна (Russian) comes from Ukrainian гри́вня, from Proto-Slavic grivьna — necklace, later "something precious".

гри́вна (Russian): grivna unit of currency and weight in medieval Rus

Definitions

  1. grivna unit of currency and weight in medieval Rus

Ancestry of “гри́вна”, step by step

гри́вна traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian гри́вня

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianгри́вняgrivna
2Proto-Slavicgrivьnanecklace, later "something precious"

via Old East Slavic гри́вьна

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicгри́вьна—

Words derived from “гри́вна”

Every word from Proto-Slavic grivьna →Every word from Ukrainian гри́вня →