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Where does “страна” come from?

страна (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic stornà — side, land.

страна (Old Church Slavonic): side; country, region

Definitions

  1. side; country, region

Ancestry of “страна”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstornàside, land

Words derived from “страна”

  • странный
  • страна
  • отстранить
  • страньнъ
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