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> Ukraine literally means 'border'... So, Russians are not aware of Slavic languages, where 'Kraina' (as in Ukraina) means country?
by PerfectDlite 10y ago
> Ukraine literally means 'border'...
So, Russians are not aware of Slavic languages, where 'Kraina' (as in Ukraina) means country?
- Mikeb85 10y agoDon't know your point but https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Ukraine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Ukraine
- kislotnik 10y agoAs a native speaker I can assure you that the ukrainian word Krai (край) has two meanings - a land and a border. But border only of a physical thing - of a cup, table or watch. Never as a border of a country (or geo-social area), for this we have a different set of words (кордон, межа, границя)