English
Kryvyi Rih
Kryvyi Rih comes from Ukrainian Криви́й Рі́г.
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A compound of криви́й ‘crooked’ + ріг ‘horn’
Proto-Indo-European *(s)krey-
Proto-Balto-Slavic *kreiwás ‘crooked, curved, wrong’
Proto-Slavic *krivъ ‘crooked, bent’
Ukrainian криви́й ‘crooked’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- ‘to begin, rule’
Proto-Balto-Slavic *rágas ‘horn’
Proto-Slavic *rȍgъ ‘horn’
Ukrainian ріг ‘horn’
Every English word from Ukrainian Криви́й Рі́г
Today it means
name A city and raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ukrainian Криви́й Рі́г / Kryvyi Rih