Where does “столб” come from?
столб (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic stъlbъ, from Proto-Indo-European stl̥b-.
столб (Russian): post, pole, pillar, column
Definitions
- post, pole, pillar, column
Ancestry of “столб”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | stъlbъ | post, pillar |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | stl̥b- | — |