Where does “Holandyja” come from?

Holandyja (Ukrainian) comes from Polish Holandia, from Dutch Holland, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-West Germanic holt, from Proto-Germanic hultą, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.

Holandyja (Ukrainian): Netherlands

Definitions

  1. Netherlands

Ancestry of “Holandyja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishHolandia—
2DutchHollandin [[patriot
3Old Dutchholtwood; tree; a wood, a forest
4Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
5Proto-Germanichultąwood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kald- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hultą →