зюйд-ост (Russian) comes from Russian ост, from Dutch oost, from Middle Dutch oost, from Old Dutch ōst, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros — in the direction of dawn, east.
зюйд-ост (Russian): southeast; southeaster "wind"
Definitions
southeast; southeaster "wind"
Ancestry of “зюйд-ост”, step by step
зюйд-ост traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.