Where does “гривенник” come from?

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

гривенник (Russian): ten-copeck coin

Definitions

  1. ten-copeck coin

Ancestry of “гривенник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгри́внаgrivna unit of currency and weight in medieval Rus
2Ukrainianгри́вняgrivna
3Proto-Slavicgrivьnanecklace, later "something precious"

Words derived from “гривенник”

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