Where does “пострищи” come from?

пострищи (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

пострищи (Old Church Slavonic): haircut

Definitions

  1. haircut

Ancestry of “пострищи”, step by step

пострищи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпоalong; on; after
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Old Church Slavonic стрищи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicстрищиto shear
2Proto-Slavicstriťito cut (hair, fleece, grass), to shear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →