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Where does “осетрина” come from?

осетрина (Russian) comes from Russian осётр, from Proto-Slavic esetrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eśetras — sturgeon.

осетрина (Russian): sturgeon

Definitions

  1. sturgeon

Ancestry of “осетрина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianосётрsturgeon; VIP, big cheese
2Proto-Slavicesetrъsturgeon
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceśetrassturgeon
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