Where does “железо” come from?
железо (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic желѣзо, from Proto-Slavic želězo — iron.
Ancestry of “железо”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | желѣзо | iron |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | želězo | iron |
Words derived from “железо”