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Where does “stromъ” come from?

stromъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic strьmъ, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

Ancestry of “stromъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstrьmъsteep
2Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
3Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
4Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
5Proto-Italictermenos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “stromъ”

  • stromy
  • strom
  • stromoví
  • stromořadí
  • strům
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