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Where does “sterˀg-” come from?

sterˀg- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

Ancestry of “sterˀg-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

Words derived from “sterˀg-”

  • стеречь
  • strzec
  • sterťi
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