Thread: ukrainian currency

Hryvnia or gryvna or whatever you spell it.
the grivennik is a 10 kopek coin in russia, right?
i'm quite certain both words share the same root.
what do you think?

Originally Posted by possopo

Hryvnia or gryvna or whatever you spell it.
the grivennik is a 10 kopek coin in russia, right?
i'm quite certain both words share the same root.
what do you think?

You are quite right.

ГРИВНА ж.
1. Денежная единица и единица веса, представляющая собою слиток серебра (первоначально в 1/2 фунта), в XV в. вытесненная рублем.
2. Счетно-денежная единица, равная 10 копейкам (на Руси с XVI в.); гривенник.

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