Where does “Запорізьке” come from?

Запорізьке (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian Запорі́жжя, from Ukrainian за, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

Запорізьке (Ukrainian): placename for villages in number of oblasts of Ukraine

Definitions

  1. placename for villages in number of oblasts of Ukraine

Ancestry of “Запорізьке”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianЗапорі́жжяplace beyond the rapids
2Ukrainianзаbeyond
3Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Ukrainian за →Every word from Ukrainian Запорі́жжя →
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