оукраина

See also: Украина, Украіна, Украйна, and Україна

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From оу (u, “beside, at”) + краи (krai, “border, edge”)

Noun

оукраина (ukraina) f

boundary, outskirts, borderland

See also

Украі́на (Ukraína) (Belarusian)
Украи́на (Ukraína) (Russian)
Украї́на (Ukrajína) (Rusyn)
Украї́на (Ukrajína) (Ukrainian)

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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