Where does “jesiotr” come from?

jesiotr (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic esetrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eśetras — sturgeon.

jesiotr (Polish): sturgeon

Definitions

  1. sturgeon

Ancestry of “jesiotr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicesetrъsturgeon
2Proto-Balto-Slaviceśetrassturgeon
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eśetrasEvery word from Proto-Slavic esetrъ
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