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

осетрина traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian осётр

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

via Ukrainian осете́р

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianосете́рsturgeon fish of the genus

Words derived from “осетрина”

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