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Where does “страньнъ” come from?

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

страньнъ (Old Church Slavonic): strange; compatriot

Definitions

  1. strange; compatriot

Ancestry of “страньнъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicстранаside; country, region
2Proto-Slavicstornàside, land

Words derived from “страньнъ”

  • странный
  • отстранить
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