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Where does “stěna” come from?

stěna (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic staiˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European stoyh₂-neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stěna (Proto-Slavic): conglomeration; lump, block; cliff, rock

Definitions

  1. conglomeration; lump, block; cliff, rock

Ancestry of “stěna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicstaiˀnāˀ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstoyh₂-neh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stěna”

  • стена
  • ściana
  • wielościan
  • sześcian
  • ścian
  • стена
  • stena
  • стијена
  • stina
  • stijena
  • rovnoběžnostěn
  • stěna
  • стена
  • стіна
  • stena
  • stena
  • сцяна
  • стѣна
  • sćěna
  • sćěna
  • sťonă
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