English
Vuhlehirsk
Vuhlehirsk comes from Ukrainian гора ‘mountain’, from вугіль ‘coal’, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ǫglь.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*ǫglьreconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernоугль
- Ukrainianmodernвугільvuhilʹ‘coal’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernгораhora‘mountain’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernВуглегі́рськliterally ‘coal town’
- EnglishtodayVuhlehirsk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*ǫglьreconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernоугль
- Ukrainianmodernвугільvuhilʹ‘coal’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernгораhora‘mountain’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernВуглегі́рськliterally ‘coal town’
- EnglishtodayVuhlehirsk
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *ǫglь
Today it means
name A city in Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *ǫglь / Vuhlehirsk