Where does “страна” come from?

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

страна (Old East Slavic): side

Definitions

  1. side

Ancestry of “страна”, step by step

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

Words derived from “страна”

Every word from Proto-Slavic stornà →Every word from Old Church Slavonic страна →