Where does “страна́” come from?

страна́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic страна, from Old Church Slavonic страна, from Proto-Slavic stornà — side, land.

страна́ (Russian): country, region

Definitions

  1. country, region

Ancestry of “страна́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicстранаside
2Old Church Slavonicстранаside; country, region
3Proto-Slavicstornàside, land

Words derived from “страна́”

Every word from Proto-Slavic stornà →Every word from Old Church Slavonic страна →Every word from Old East Slavic страна →