Where does “Styria” come from?

Styria (Polish) comes from Medieval Latin Styria, from Latin stīria, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “Styria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinStyria—
2Latinstīria—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Latin stīria →Every word from Medieval Latin Styria →