Etymology

Kiou

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Today it means: Kyiv Full definition →

Middle Polish Kijów
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  1. Middle Polish · borrowed fromKijów
  2. English todayKiou

Borrowed from Middle Polish Kijów. Doublet of Kyiv and Kiev.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.