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Lytwin

Lytwin comes from Ukrainian литвин ‘Litvin’, from литва ‘ethnic Lithuanians’, and ultimately from Old Lithuanian Lietuvà.

  1. Old LithuanianmodernLietuvà
  2. Old East Slavicmodernлитъва‘Aukštaitians, Lithuanians’
  3. Ukrainianmodernлитваlytva‘ethnic Lithuanians’
  4. Ukrainian, derivedmodernлитвинlytvyn‘Litvin’
  5. EnglishtodayLytwin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Old LithuanianmodernLietuvà
  2. Old East Slavicmodernлитъва‘Aukštaitians, Lithuanians’
  3. Ukrainianmodernлитваlytva‘ethnic Lithuanians’
  4. Ukrainian, derivedmodernлитвинlytvyn‘Litvin’
  5. EnglishtodayLytwin

Today it means

name A surname from Ukrainian.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old Lithuanian Lietuvà / Lytwin