Where does “אוקראַיִניש” come from?
אוקראַיִניש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אוקראַיִנע, from Ukrainian Украї́на, from Old East Slavic Украина, from Russian Украи́на, from Slavic Оукраина, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti — to sift, to separate.
אוקראַיִניש (Yiddish): Ukrainian language; Ukrainian
Definitions
- Ukrainian language; Ukrainian
Ancestry of “אוקראַיִניש”, step by step
אוקראַיִניש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish אוקראַיִנע
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אוקראַיִנע | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | Украї́на | a territory or a land along the border of a country |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Украина | — |
| 4 | Russian | Украи́на | Ukraine |
| 5 | Slavic | Оукраина | — |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | краи | edge; land, country |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |
via Yiddish ־יש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־יש | -ish, -ic, -y; -ian; -ish, -ese |
| 2 | Middle High German | -isch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |