Where does “стержень” come from?

стержень (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic strьžьnь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic strigen-.

стержень (Russian): shank, rod, pivot, spindle

Definitions

  1. shank, rod, pivot, spindle

Ancestry of “стержень”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstrьžьnьcore
2Proto-Balto-Slavicstrigen-—

Words derived from “стержень”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic strigen- →Every word from Proto-Slavic strьžьnь →