Dniester.
A major river in Eastern Europe, flowing south through Ukraine and Moldova to the Black Sea.
Meaning & usage
A major river in Eastern Europe, flowing south through Ukraine and Moldova to the Black Sea.
A raion of Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine, established in July 2020. Administrative centre: Kelmentsi.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHnu Proto-Iranian *dáHnu Proto-Scythian *dānu Proto-Sarmatian *δān Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *nesd- Proto-Indo-European *nésdyos Proto-Indo-Iranian *názdyas Proto-Iranian *názdyah Proto-Sarmatian *nazdi Proto-Sarmatian *Δānnazdibor.? ▲ Proto-Sarmatian *δān Ancient Greek Ἴστρος (Ístros) ? Proto-Slavic *Dъněstrъ Old East Slavic Дънѣстръ (Dŭněstrŭ) Russian Днестр (Dnestr)bor. ▲ Old East Slavic Дънѣстръ (Dŭněstrŭ) Old Ruthenian Днѣстръ (Dněstr) Ukrainian Дністер (Dnister)bor. English Dniester Borrowed from Russian Днестр (Dnestr) and/or Ukrainian Дністер (Dnister). The first element is from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river”), found in several other river names such as Danube and Донец (Donec); more at Danube.
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