English
grivna
Grivna comes from Russian гри́ва ‘mane, neck’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHwéh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷriHwéh₂‘neck, throat’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*grī́ˀwāˀ‘neck’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*griva‘mane’reconstructed
- Russianmodernгри́ваgríva‘mane, neck’
- Russian, derivedmodernгри́внаgrívna
- Englishtodaygrivna
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷriHwéh₂‘neck, throat’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*grī́ˀwāˀ‘neck’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*griva‘mane’reconstructed
- Russianmodernгри́ваgríva‘mane, neck’
- Russian, derivedmodernгри́внаgrívna
- Englishtodaygrivna
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- ‘to swallow, devour, eat’
gorge, devour, quirk, voracious, herbivorous, gurgle, ouroboros, 24 more
Today it means
noun a unit of currency and weight in medieval Rus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHwéh₂ / grivna