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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

  1. Ukrainian language; Ukrainian

Ancestry of “אוקראַיִניש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאוקראַיִנע—
2UkrainianУкраї́на—
3Old East SlavicУкраина—
4RussianУкраи́наUkraine
5SlavicОукраина—
6Old East Slavicкраиedge; land, country
7Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
8Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
9Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate
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