Where does “стек” come from?
стек (Russian) comes from English stick, from Middle English stikke, from Old English sticca, from Proto-West Germanic *stikkō — stick, pole.
стек (Russian): riding crop; stack; Alternative form of сте́ка
Definitions
- riding crop; stack; Alternative form of сте́ка
Ancestry of “стек”, step by step
стек traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | stick | An elongated piece of wood or similar material,... |
| 2 | Middle English | stikke | twig, branch; kindling, twigs used as a... |
| 3 | Old English | sticca | stick |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stikkō | stick, pole |
via Italian stecca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | stecca | slat; stick; rib |
| 2 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stakô | stake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |