Where does “stâlpan” come from?

stâlpan (Romanian) comes from Romanian stâlp, from Old Church Slavonic стлъпъ, from Proto-Slavic stъlbъ, from Proto-Indo-European stl̥b-.

stâlpan (Romanian): a big and strong pillar

Definitions

  1. a big and strong pillar

Ancestry of “stâlpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianstâlppillar
2Old Church Slavonicстлъпъtower
3Proto-Slavicstъlbъpost, pillar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstl̥b-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stl̥b- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stъlbъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic стлъпъ →