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Where does “струя” come from?

струя (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic struja, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sraujāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “струя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstrujastream
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsraujāˀ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “струя”

  • струя
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