Where does “стихи́я” come from?

стихи́я (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον, from Ancient Greek στοῖχος, from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos, from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

стихи́я (Russian): element (one of the four classical elements of Ancient Greek philosophy)

Definitions

  1. element (one of the four classical elements of Ancient Greek philosophy)

Ancestry of “стихи́я”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστοιχεῖονone of a row; one of a series, a component part,...
2Ancient Greekστοῖχοςrow in an ascending series; a line of poles...
3Proto-Hellenicstóikʰos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstóygʰ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

Words derived from “стихи́я”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰ-os →Every word from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos →