Where does “Дніпродзержинськ” come from?
Дніпродзержинськ (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian Дніпро́, from Ukrainian Днѣпръ, from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ, from Proto-Slavic Dъněprъ.
Ancestry of “Дніпродзержинськ”, step by step
Дніпродзержинськ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian Дніпро́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Дніпро́ | Dnieper |
| 2 | Ukrainian | Днѣпръ | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Дънѣпръ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | Dъněprъ | — |
via Ukrainian Дзержинський
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Дзержинський | — |