Where does “хортеня” come from?

хортеня (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian хорт, from Old East Slavic хъртъ, from Proto-Slavic xъrtъ — hound.

хортеня (Ukrainian): A greyhound puppy

Definitions

  1. A greyhound puppy

Ancestry of “хортеня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianхортa greyhound, a sighthound
2Old East Slavicхъртъ—
3Proto-Slavicxъrtъhound
Every word from Proto-Slavic xъrtъ →Every word from Old East Slavic хъртъ →Every word from Ukrainian хорт →
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