Where does “Украї́нка” come from?
Украї́нка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian украї́нський, from Ukrainian Украї́на, from Old East Slavic Украина, from Russian Украи́на, from Slavic Оукраина, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti — to sift, to separate.
Украї́нка (Ukrainian): female Ukrainian native of Ukraine
Definitions
- female Ukrainian native of Ukraine
Ancestry of “Украї́нка”, step by step
Украї́нка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian украї́нський
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | украї́нський | Ukrainian |
| 2 | Ukrainian | Украї́на | a territory or a land along the border of a country |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Украина | — |
| 4 | Russian | Украи́на | Ukraine |
| 5 | Slavic | Оукраина | — |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | краи | edge; land, country |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |