Where does “сторона света” come from?

сторона света (Russian) comes from Russian сторона́, from Proto-Slavic stornà — side, land.

сторона света (Russian): point of the compass

Definitions

  1. point of the compass

Ancestry of “сторона света”, step by step

сторона света traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian сторона́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсторона́side, hand, party
2Proto-Slavicstornàside, land

via Russian све́та

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсве́та
Every word from Proto-Slavic stornàEvery word from Russian сторона́