Etymology

Zhitomir

Zhi·to·mir
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Russian Жито́мир
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromЖито́мир
  2. English todayZhitomir

Borrowed from Russian Жито́мир (Žitómir), after a legendary Slavic prince. Compare Ukrainian Жито́мир (Žytómyr, “Zhytomyr”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.