Where does “stroik” come from?
stroik (Polish) comes from Polish stroić, from Proto-Slavic strojiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
stroik (Polish): wreath; table decoration made of flowers and tree branches, used mainly during Christmas
Definitions
- wreath; table decoration made of flowers and tree branches, used mainly during Christmas
Ancestry of “stroik”, step by step
stroik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish stroić
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | stroić | to adorn, to deck, to decorate, to embellish; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | strojiti | to make ready, prepare, arrange; to erect |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |