Where does “sterťi” come from?

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

sterťi (Proto-Slavic): to guard

Definitions

  1. to guard

Ancestry of “sterťi”, step by step

sterťi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic stergti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstergtito protect, to watch over
2Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Proto-Balto-Slavic sterˀg-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicsterˀg-—

Words derived from “sterťi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stergti →