Where does “страна” come from?
страна (Old East Slavic) comes from Old Church Slavonic страна, from Proto-Slavic stornà — side, land.
Ancestry of “страна”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | страна | side; country, region |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | stornà | side, land |