кꙑꙗнинъ
Old East Slavic
editAlternative forms
edit- киꙗнинъ (kijaninŭ) — Late form
Etymology
editProbably from Кꙑи (Kyi, “Kyi”) + -ꙗнинъ (-janinŭ) with the original meaning “Kyi's people”, with a further transition to “residents of Kyiv”. First attested in the late 1420s. It was borrowed into Old Novgorodian кꙑꙗнине (kyjanine), where it was first attested around 1180–1200.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: кꙑ‧ꙗ‧ни‧нъ
Noun
editкꙑꙗнинъ (kyjaninŭ) m
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editFurther reading
edit- Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “Ки́їв”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 660