Where does “стрелест” come from?

стрелест (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian стрела, from Proto-Slavic strěla, from Proto-Indo-European strēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

стрелест (Macedonian): arrow-shaped

Definitions

  1. arrow-shaped

Ancestry of “стрелест”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianстрелаarrow; to shoot, fire
2Proto-Slavicstrělaarrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic strěla →