Etymology

Ukrainer

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Today it means: A Ukrainian. Full definition →

English Ukraine ← Russian Украи́на (Ukraína) ← Old East Slavic оукраина (ukraina)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Balto-Slavic*au
  3. Proto-Slavic*u
  4. Proto-Slavic*u-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*krey-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kreh₁y-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kroh₁y-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kroyh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kroyh₁-eye-ti
  10. Proto-Balto-Slavic*krájīˀtei
  11. Proto-Slavic*krojiti?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*krey-der.?
  13. Proto-Slavic*kràjь
  14. Proto-Slavic*ukrajina
  15. Old East Slavicоукраина (ukraina)
  16. PolishUkraina
  17. Old East Slavicоукраина (ukraina)
  18. RussianУкраи́на (Ukraína)
  19. EnglishUkraine
  20. English todayUkrainer

From Ukraine + -er.

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