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Where does “стих” come from?

стих (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic стихъ, from Old Church Slavonic стихъ, from Ancient Greek στίχος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

стих (Russian): verse; poem, poems; mood

Definitions

  1. verse; poem, poems; mood

Ancestry of “стих”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicстихъ—
2Old Church Slavonicстихъverse
3Ancient Greekστίχοςa row or file of soldiers; a line of poetry, a...
4Ancient Greek-ός—
5Proto-Hellenic*-os—
6Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “стих”

  • стихотворец
  • стихотворный
  • четверостишие
  • стишок
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