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Where does “столовая” come from?

столовая (Russian) comes from Russian столо́вый, from Russian стол, from Old East Slavic столъ, from Proto-Slavic stolъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic stolos, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

столовая (Russian): dining room; canteen, cafeteria, restaurant;...

Definitions

  1. dining room; canteen, cafeteria, restaurant;...

Ancestry of “столовая”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстоло́вый—
2Russianстолtable; board, fare, cuisine; department, section,...
3Old East Slavicстолъtable, seat, throne
4Proto-Slavicstolъtable, seat, chair; throne; residence
5Proto-Balto-Slavicstolos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstoh₂losframe, rack, stand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “столовая”

  • stolovaya
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