Where does “достричь” come from?

достричь (Russian) comes from Russian стричь, from Proto-Slavic striťi, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

достричь (Russian): to finish cutting (hair, fur, grass, etc.)

Definitions

  1. to finish cutting (hair, fur, grass, etc.)

Ancestry of “достричь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстричьto cut (hair, fur, grass, etc.), to shear, to clip, to trim
2Proto-Slavicstriťito cut (hair, fleece, grass), to shear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic striťi →
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