Where does “izba” come from?

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

izba (English): a Russian log hut

Definitions

  1. a Russian log hut

Ancestry of “izba”, step by step

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