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Old East Slavic
Etymology
Probably 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
- IPA(key): /kɯˈjɑninʊ/→/kɯˈjanʲinʊ/→/kɯˈjanʲin/
- (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /kɯˈjɑninʊ/
- (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /kɯˈjanʲinʊ/
- (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /kɯˈjanʲin/
Noun
кꙑꙗнинъ (kyjaninŭ) m
- Kyivan, Kyivite (resident of Kyiv and nearby lands)
Descendants
Further reading
- 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