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Where does “Днѣпръ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Днѣпръ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicДънѣпръ—
2Proto-SlavicDъněprъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic Dъněprъ →