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Where does “Україна” come from?

Україна (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic Украина, from Russian Украи́на, from Slavic Оукраина, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti — to sift, to separate.

Ancestry of “Україна”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicУкраина—
2RussianУкраи́наUkraine
3SlavicОукраина—
4Old East Slavicкраиedge; land, country
5Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
6Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
7Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate

Words derived from “Україна”

  • Ukraynaca
  • Ukraynalı
  • Ukrayna
  • український
  • Ukraina
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