Where does “гривневий” come from?

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

гривневий (Ukrainian): hryvnia

Definitions

  1. hryvnia

Ancestry of “гривневий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianгри́вняgrivna
2Proto-Slavicgrivьnanecklace, later "something precious"
Every word from Proto-Slavic grivьna →Every word from Ukrainian гри́вня →