Where does “хортиця” come from?

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

хортиця (Ukrainian): a female greyhound

Definitions

  1. a female greyhound

Ancestry of “хортиця”, 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 →