Where does “медсестра” come from?

медсестра (Russian) comes from Russian сестра́, from Old East Slavic сестра, from Proto-Slavic sestrà — sister.

медсестра (Russian): hospital nurse

Definitions

  1. hospital nurse

Ancestry of “медсестра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсестра́sister
2Old East Slavicсестраsister
3Proto-Slavicsestràsister

Words derived from “медсестра”

Every word from Proto-Slavic sestrà →Every word from Old East Slavic сестра →Every word from Russian сестра́ →