Etymology

Rusyn

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Today it means: A member of a people living in the eastern Carpathian Mountains, in part of western Ukraine, south-eastern Poland and north-eastern Slovakia. Full definition →

Carpathian Rusyn руси́н ← Old East Slavic Русь
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  1. Old East Slavic · derived fromРусь“Rus”
  2. Carpathian Rusyn · derived fromруси́н
  3. English todayRusyn

From Carpathian Rusyn руси́н (rusýn), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ, “Rus”). Compare Ruthenia.

Words from the same roots

Old East SlavicРусь all →

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