Россїꙗ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

  • Росїꙗ (Rosija)

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Middle Russian Россі́ꙗ (Rossíja), Росі́ꙗ (Rosíja) or directly from Byzantine Greek Ῥωσσία (Rhōssía), Ῥωσία (Rhōsía), from Ῥῶς (Rhôs), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ).

Proper noun

Россїꙗ • (Rossija) f

  1. Muscovy, Tsardom of Russia

Descendants

  • Belarusian: Расі́я (Rasíja); Расе́я (Rasjéja)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: Ро́сія (Rósija), Русія (Rusija)
  • Ukrainian: Росі́я (Rosíja)

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