Where does “אוקראַיִן” come from?
אוקראַיִן (Yiddish) comes from Ukrainian Україна, from Old East Slavic Украина, from Russian Украи́на, from Slavic Оукраина, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei — to sift, to separate.
אוקראַיִן (Yiddish): Ukraine
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