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- Proto-Indo-European*déh₂nu
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*dáHnu
- Proto-Iranian*dáHnu
- Proto-Sarmatian*δān
- Proto-Indo-European*sed-
- Proto-Indo-European*nesd-
- Proto-Indo-European*nésdyos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*názdyas
- Proto-Iranian*názdyah
- Proto-Sarmatian*nazdi
- Proto-Sarmatian*Δānnazdibor.?
- Proto-Sarmatian*δān
- Ancient GreekἼστρος (Ístros)
- Proto-Slavic*Dъněstrъ
- Old East SlavicДънѣстръ (Dŭněstrŭ)
- RussianДнестр (Dnestr)
- Old East SlavicДънѣстръ (Dŭněstrŭ)
- UkrainianДністер (Dnister)
- English todayDniester
Borrowed from Russian Днестр (Dnestr) and/or Ukrainian Дністер (Dnister). The first element is from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river”), found in several other river names such as Danube and Донец (Donec); more at Danube.
Words from the same roots
Proto-Indo-European*déh₂nu all →
Danube
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.