Where does “ukrajinčina” come from?
ukrajinčina (Slovak) comes from Slovak ukrajinský, from Slovak Ukrajina, from Ukrainian Украї́на, from Old East Slavic Украина, from Russian Украи́на, from Slavic Оукраина, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь — to sift, to separate.
ukrajinčina (Slovak): Ukrainian language
Definitions
- Ukrainian language
Ancestry of “ukrajinčina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | ukrajinský | Ukrainian |
| 2 | Slovak | Ukrajina | — |
| 3 | Ukrainian | Украї́на | a territory or a land along the border of a country |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | Украина | — |
| 5 | Russian | Украи́на | Ukraine |
| 6 | Slavic | Оукраина | — |
| 7 | Old East Slavic | краи | edge; land, country |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 10 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |