Old Novgorodian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old East Slavic кꙑꙗнинъ (kyjaninŭ). First attested in c. 1180‒1200.

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кꙑꙗнине (kyjaninem

  1. Kyivan, Kyivite (resident of Kyiv and nearby lands)
    • c. 1180‒1200, Берестяная грамота № Ст. Р. 37 [Birchbark letter no. St. R. 37]‎[1], Staraya Russa:
      … + въдал[ь] есемо коромилѣцоу съ кꙑѧниномо ·з҃· коуно
      … + vŭdal[ĭ] esemo koromilěću sŭ kyjęninomo 7 kuno
      … I gave the breadwinner and the Kyivan resident seven kunas.

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