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Where does “гри́вня” come from?

гри́вня (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic grivьna — necklace, later "something precious".

Ancestry of “гри́вня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrivьnanecklace, later "something precious"

Words derived from “гри́вня”

  • hryvnia
  • grivna
  • hrivna
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