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Where does “istaba” come from?

istaba (Latvian) comes from Old East Slavic истъба, from Proto-Slavic jьstъba, from Proto-Germanic *stubu.

istaba (Latvian): room; room; house; peasant house, hut

Definitions

  1. room; room; house; peasant house, hut

Ancestry of “istaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicистъба—
2Proto-Slavicjьstъbaroom
3Proto-Germanic*stubu—

Words derived from “istaba”

  • guļamistaba
  • viesistaba
  • vannasistaba
  • darbistaba
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stubu →