Небыло государства, вот и языка небыло. Да и сейчас де-факто нет ни того ни другого. Проект "Украина" провалился.

Согласно основной версии, распространённой в академической среде (в том числе и самой Украины), название «Украина» происходит от древнерусского слова «ѹкраина» («въкраина») — приграничная область, земля у края княжества (тогда как слово «окраина» имело значение территории по краям всего княжества<^{a href="https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_(%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC}#cite_note-%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BD%D1%8F%D0%BA-1") ^{style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(107, 75,} 161);">^\1])). Слово «украина» изначально применялось к разным приграничным землям Киевской Русии русских княжеств. В этом значении этимология слова Украина рассматривается у российских<^{a href="https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_(%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC}#cite_note-2") ^{style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(107, 75,} 161);">^\2]), а также у наиболее влиятельных украинских и западных учёных, таких как Орест Субтельный<^{a href="https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_(%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC}#cite_note-3") ^{style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(107, 75,} 161);">^\3]), Пол Магочий<^{a href="https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_(%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC}#cite_note-4") ^{style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(107, 75,} 161);">^\4]), Омельян Прицак<^{a href="https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_(%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC}#cite_note-5") ^{style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(107, 75,} 161);">^\5]), Михаил Грушевский<^{a href="https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_(%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC}#cite_note-6") ^{style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(107, 75,} 161);">^\6]), Иван Огиенко<^{a href="https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_(%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC}#cite_note-7") ^{style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(107, 75,} 161);">^\7]), Пётр Толочко<^{a href="https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_(%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC}#cite_note-8") ^{style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(107, 75,} 161);">^\8]) и других. Её указывают как основную Энциклопедия украиноведения<^{a href="https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_(%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC}#cite_note-9") ^{style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(107, 75,} 161);">^\9]) и Этимологический словарь украинского языка<^{a href="https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_(%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC}#cite_note-10") ^{style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(107, 75,} 161);">^\10])

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