The story
- Proto-Sarmatian · derived from*Δānāfr
- Proto-Slavic · derived from*Dъněprъ
- Old East Slavic · derived fromДънѣпръ
- Russian · derived fromДнепр
- French · borrowed fromDnieper
- English todayDnieper
From French Dnieper, from Russian Днепр (Dnepr), from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ (Dŭněprŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Dъněprъ, from Proto-Sarmatian *Δānāfr (literally “deep river”). Doublet of Dnipro and Danasper. See also Latin Danapris and Ancient Greek Δάναπρις (Dánapris).
Words from the same roots
Old East SlavicДънѣпръ all →
Dnipro
Proto-Slavic*Dъněprъ all →
Dnipro
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.