Where does “изба” come from?
изба (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic изъба, from Proto-Slavic jьstъba, from Proto-Germanic *stubu.
изба (Russian): peasant house
Ancestry of “изба”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | изъба | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jьstъba | room |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *stubu | — |
Words derived from “изба”