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Where does “соломенный” come from?

соломенный (Russian) comes from Russian соло́ма, from Proto-Slavic solma, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

соломенный (Russian): straw; straw-colored, pale yellow

Definitions

  1. straw; straw-colored, pale yellow

Ancestry of “соломенный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсоло́маstraw
2Proto-Slavicsolmastraw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
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