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; A kind of overseer ...
Definitions
- A sergeant major in Russia; A kind of overseer ...
Ancestry of “starshina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | старшина | sergeant major; foreman |
| 2 | Russian | -и́на | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ina | Denominal, forming collectives denoting something... |