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Where does “str̥-n-h₃-” come from?

str̥-n-h₃- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “str̥-n-h₃-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
2Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “str̥-n-h₃-”

  • street
  • streets
  • substrate
  • strata
  • st
  • consternation
  • prostrate
  • stratum
  • stratification
  • substratum
  • streetcar
  • streetlight
  • stratify
  • stratus
  • streetwise
  • streetlamp
  • streetscape
  • backstreet
  • streetwalker
  • stratiform
  • stratal
  • estrade
  • streetside
  • cirrostratus
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