Where does “стерляжий” come from?

стерляжий (Russian) comes from Russian сте́рлядь, from German Störling, from German -ling, from Old High German -ling, from Proto-Germanic *-ling.

стерляжий (Russian): sterlet

Definitions

  1. sterlet

Ancestry of “стерляжий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсте́рлядьsterlet
2GermanStörling—
3German-lingIndicates possession of or connection with a...
4Old High German-ling—
5Proto-Germanic*-ling—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-ling →Every word from German -ling →Every word from German Störling →
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