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Oliynyk

Oliynyk comes from Ukrainian Олійник, from олія ‘vegetable oil, plant oil’, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic *olějь.

  1. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*olějь‘oil, olive oil’reconstructed
  2. Old East Slavicmodernолѣи‘olive oil’
  3. Old Ruthenianmodernолѣ́й‘olive oil, vegetable oil’
  4. Ukrainianmodernоліяolija‘vegetable oil, plant oil’
  5. Ukrainian, derivedmodernОлійникOlijnyk
  6. EnglishtodayOliynyk

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*olějь‘oil, olive oil’reconstructed
  2. Old East Slavicmodernолѣи‘olive oil’
  3. Old Ruthenianmodernолѣ́й‘olive oil, vegetable oil’
  4. Ukrainianmodernоліяolija‘vegetable oil, plant oil’
  5. Ukrainian, derivedmodernОлійникOlijnyk
  6. EnglishtodayOliynyk

Linked words

through Ancient Greek ἔλαιον ‘olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil’

oil, vaseline, oiler, oleic, 19 more

Today it means

name A surname in Ukrainian, Олійник (Olijnyk)

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

Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *olějь / Oliynyk

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