Where does “страна” come from?
страна (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic страна, from Old Church Slavonic страна, from Proto-Slavic stornà — side, land.
страна (Russian): country, region
Ancestry of “страна”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | страна | — |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | страна | side; country, region |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | stornà | side, land |
Words derived from “страна”