кꙑꙗнинъ

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

• киꙗнинъ (kijaninŭ) — Late form

Etymology

Probably from Кꙑи (Kyi, “Kyi”) +‎ -ꙗнинъ (-janinŭ) with the original meaning “Kyi's people”, with a further transition to “residents of Kyiv”. First attested in the late 1420s. It was borrowed into Old Novgorodian кꙑꙗнине (kyjanine), where it was first attested around 1180–1200.

Pronunciation

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɯˈjɑninʊ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɯˈjanʲinʊ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɯˈjanʲin/
• Hyphenation: кꙑ‧ꙗ‧ни‧нъ

Noun

кꙑꙗнинъ (kyjaninŭ) m

1. Kyivan, Kyivite (resident of Kyiv and nearby lands)

Related terms

• Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ)
• кꙑевьскъ (kyjevĭskŭ)

Descendants

• Old Ruthenian: кїꙗ́нинъ (kijánin), кїѣ́нинъ (kijě́nin)
  • Belarusian: кія́нін (kijánin)
  • Ukrainian: кия́нин (kyjányn)
• → Old Novgorodian: кꙑꙗнине (kyjanine)

Further reading

• Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “Ки́їв”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 660