Орхей

Old Ruthenian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Orhei, borrowed from Hungarian Őrhely.

Proper noun

Орхей • (Orxej) m inan

1. Orhei (a city in Moldova)

Descendants

• Belarusian: Архе́й (Arxjéj); Архэй (Arxej) (Taraškievica)
• Ukrainian: Орхей (Orxej)

References

• Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), “*Орхеи”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 92