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Where does “изба́” come from?

изба́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic изъба, from Proto-Slavic jьstъba, from Proto-Germanic *stubu.

изба́ (Russian): peasant house

Definitions

  1. peasant house

Ancestry of “изба́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicизъба—
2Proto-Slavicjьstъbaroom
3Proto-Germanic*stubu—

Words derived from “изба́”

  • izba
  • isba
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stubu →