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Where does “Доне́ць” come from?

Доне́ць (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -е́ць, from Russian -кий, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Доне́ць (Ukrainian): the Donets; Donets River

Definitions

  1. the Donets; Donets River

Ancestry of “Доне́ць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-е́ць—
2Russian-кий-y, -ous: Used to form qualitative adjectives...
3Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
4Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “Доне́ць”

  • Donbas
  • Донба́с
  • Доне́цький басе́йн
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