Where does “starshina” come from?

starshina (English) comes from Russian старшина, from Russian -и́на, from Proto-Slavic -ina — Denominal, forming collectives denoting something...

starshina (English): A sergeant major in Russia

Definitions

  1. A sergeant major in Russia

Ancestry of “starshina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстаршинаsergeant major; foreman
2Russian-и́наage
3Proto-Slavic-inaDenominal, forming collectives denoting something...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ina →Every word from Russian -и́на →Every word from Russian старшина →