Where does “щраус” come from?
щраус (Bulgarian) comes from German strauß, from Middle High German strūz, from Old High German strūz, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων, from Ancient Greek -ίων, from Proto-Hellenic -ihō, from Proto-Indo-European -isō.
щраус (Bulgarian): ostrich
Ancestry of “щраус”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | strauß | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | strūz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | strūz | — |
| 4 | Latin | strūthiō | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στρουθίων | Synonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίων | Suffix added to father's name that forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -ihō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -isō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |