Where does “стольный град” come from?
стольный град (Russian) comes from Russian сто́льный, 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.
стольный град (Russian): capital city
Definitions
- capital city
Ancestry of “стольный град”, step by step
стольный град traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian сто́льный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сто́льный | sovereign, regnant holding supreme power in some land; not subservient to other monarchs |
| 2 | Russian | стол | table; board, fare, cuisine; department, section,... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | столъ | table, seat, throne |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | stolъ | table, seat, chair; throne; residence |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | stolos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stoh₂los | frame, rack, stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Russian град
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | град | hail; volley, shower; town, city, used as a... |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | градъ | fortification, castle; city, town; hail |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | gȏrdъ | fortified settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gardas | enclosure |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |