Where does “постриг” come from?
постриг (Russian) comes from Russian постри́чь, 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...
постриг (Russian): monastic tonsure; masculine singular past...
Definitions
- monastic tonsure; masculine singular past...
Ancestry of “постриг”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | постри́чь | — |
| 2 | Russian | стричь | to cut , to shear, to clip, to trim |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | striťi | to cut , to shear; to slip |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |