Where does “обстри́чь” come from?
обстри́чь (Russian) comes from Russian стричь, from Proto-Slavic striťi, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Ancestry of “обстри́чь”, step by step
обстри́чь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian стричь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | стричь | to cut (hair, fur, grass, etc.), to shear, to clip, to trim |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | striťi | to cut (hair, fleece, grass), to shear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |