Etymology

raion

rai·on
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Today it means: An administrative unit of some Eastern European and Asian states. Full definition →

Russian райо́н ← French rayon
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The story

  1. French · derived fromrayon
  2. Russian · borrowed fromрайо́н
  3. English todayraion

Borrowed from Russian райо́н (rajón), from French rayon. More recently influenced by the same name used in other post-Soviet states. Compare Ukrainian райо́н (rajón).

Words from the same roots

Frenchrayon all →

rayon

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.