Where does “домострой” come from?
домострой (Russian) comes from Russian стро́ить, from Russian с-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
домострой (Russian): A 16th century set of household rules and instructions about religion, obedience to the tsar and God, and cuisine
Definitions
- A 16th century set of household rules and instructions about religion, obedience to the tsar and God, and cuisine
Ancestry of “домострой”, step by step
домострой traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian стро́ить
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | стро́ить | build |
| 2 | Russian | с- | down; off, from off |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |