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Where does “монастырский” come from?

монастырский (Russian) comes from Russian монасты́рь, from Greek μοναστήρι, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

монастырский (Russian): monastery; convent; cloister

Definitions

  1. monastery; convent; cloister

Ancestry of “монастырский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмонасты́рь—
2GreekμοναστήριAn abbey, monastery, convent, cloister
3Ancient Greekμοναστήριονsolitary dwelling, hermit's cell; monastery
4Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
5Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
6Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
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