English
Luhansk
Luhansk comes from Ukrainian Луга́нськ, from луг ‘meadow’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lengʷʰ-reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*lunˀgasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lǫgъ‘depression (in land), lowland, meadow, valley’reconstructed
- Ukrainianmodernлугluh‘meadow’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernЛуга́нськLuhánsʹk
- EnglishtodayLuhansk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lengʷʰ-reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*lunˀgasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lǫgъ‘depression (in land), lowland, meadow, valley’reconstructed
- Ukrainianmodernлугluh‘meadow’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernЛуга́нськLuhánsʹk
- EnglishtodayLuhansk
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ-
Today it means
name A city, the administrative capital of Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, former administrative capital of the eponymous provonce.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- / Luhansk