Where does “isba” come from?

isba (English) comes from Russian изба́, from Old East Slavic изъба, from Proto-Slavic jьstъba, from Proto-Germanic *stubu.

isba (English): Alternative form of izba

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of izba

Ancestry of “isba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianизба́peasant house
2Old East Slavicизъба—
3Proto-Slavicjьstъbaroom
4Proto-Germanic*stubu—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stubu →