Where does “Stravinskij” come from?

Stravinskij (Italian) comes from Russian Страви́нский, from Polish Strawiński, from Polish strawa, from Proto-Slavic *sъtrava — food, fodder.

Ancestry of “Stravinskij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianСтрави́нскийparticularly Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer, pianist and conductor, June 17, 1882 — April 6, 1971
2PolishStrawiński—
3Polishstrawafood, fodder
4Proto-Slavic*sъtravafood, fodder
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sъtrava →Every word from Polish strawa →Every word from Polish Strawiński →
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