Etymology

Donetsk

Do·netsk
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Today it means: A city, a municipal and regional administrative centre, an as well as, a raion of Donetsk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, on the Kalmius river. Full definition →

Ukrainian Доне́цьк (Donécʹk) ← Old East Slavic Донъ (Donŭ) ← Proto-Slavic *Donъ
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*déh₂nu
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*dáHnu
  3. Proto-Iranian*dáHnu
  4. Proto-Sarmatian*Δān
  5. Proto-Slavic*Donъ
  6. Old East SlavicДонъ (Donŭ)
  7. UkrainianДон (Don)
  8. UkrainianДонець (Donecʹ)
  9. UkrainianДоне́цьк (Donécʹk)
  10. English todayDonetsk

Borrowed from Ukrainian Доне́цьк (Donécʹk), from Донець (Donecʹ) + -цьк (-cʹk). Compare Russian Доне́цк (Donéck), Доне́ц (Donéc), Дон (Don).

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