Where does “אוקראַיִנער” come from?
אוקראַיִנער (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.
אוקראַיִנער (Yiddish): Ukrainian
Definitions
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Ancestry of “אוקראַיִנער”, step by step
אוקראַיִנער 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 |