Where does “стержневой” come from?

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

стержневой (Russian): shank, rod, pivot

Definitions

  1. shank, rod, pivot

Ancestry of “стержневой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстерженьshank, rod, pivot, spindle
2Proto-Slavicstrьžьnьcore
3Proto-Balto-Slavicstrigen-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic strigen- →Every word from Proto-Slavic strьžьnь →Every word from Russian стержень →