Where does “strannik” come from?

strannik (English) comes from Russian странник, from Russian страна́, from Old East Slavic страна, from Old Church Slavonic страна, from Proto-Slavic stornà — side, land.

strannik (English): A religious pilgrim in Russia

Definitions

  1. A religious pilgrim in Russia

Ancestry of “strannik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстранникwanderer, traveller; vagrant, vagabond, rover,...
2Russianстрана́country, region
3Old East Slavicстранаside
4Old Church Slavonicстранаside; country, region
5Proto-Slavicstornàside, land
Every word from Proto-Slavic stornà →Every word from Old Church Slavonic страна →Every word from Old East Slavic страна →