Where does “железница” come from?

железница (Russian) comes from Russian желе́зный, from Russian -ный, from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

железница (Russian): ironwort (Sideritis gen. et spp.)

Definitions

  1. ironwort (Sideritis gen. et spp.)

Ancestry of “железница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжеле́зныйiron
2Russian-ный-ish, -ic, -al, -ed
3Old Church Slavonic-ьнъish, -ic, -al, -ed
4Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →Every word from Russian -ный →Every word from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ →
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