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Where does “Дніпро́” come from?

Дніпро́ (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian Днѣпръ, from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ, from Proto-Slavic Dъněprъ.

Дніпро́ (Ukrainian): Dnieper

Definitions

  1. Dnieper

Ancestry of “Дніпро́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianДнѣпръ—
2Old East SlavicДънѣпръ—
3Proto-SlavicDъněprъ—

Words derived from “Дніпро́”

  • Dnipro
  • Dnipropetrovsk
  • Дніпропетро́вськ
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