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Where does “Ві́нниця” come from?

Ві́нниця (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic Ви́нница, from Russian вино́, from Old East Slavic вино, from Proto-Slavic vino, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Ancestry of “Ві́нниця”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicВи́нница—
2Russianвино́—
3Old East Slavicвино—
4Proto-Slavicvinowine
5Latinvīnum—
6Proto-Italicwīnomwine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “Ві́нниця”

  • Vinnytsia
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