Where does “starets” come from?
starets (English) comes from Russian ста́рец — old man, whitebeard.
starets (English): An elder of a monastery in the Russian Orthodox...
Definitions
- An elder of a monastery in the Russian Orthodox...
Ancestry of “starets”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ста́рец | old man, whitebeard |