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Where does “starost” come from?

starost (English) comes from Polish Starosta, from Proto-Slavic *starosta.

starost (English): A Polish nobleman who possessed a starosty

Definitions

  1. A Polish nobleman who possessed a starosty

Ancestry of “starost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishStarosta—
2Proto-Slavic*starosta—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *starosta →