Where does “stroika” come from?

stroika (Ingrian) comes from Russian стро́йка, from Old East Slavic стройи, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

stroika (Ingrian): building, construction

Definitions

  1. building, construction

Ancestry of “stroika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстро́йкаconstruction
2Old East Slavicстройи—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →