Where does “странник” come from?
странник (Russian) comes from Russian страна́, from Old East Slavic страна, from Old Church Slavonic страна, from Proto-Slavic stornà — side, land.
странник (Russian): wanderer, traveller; vagrant, vagabond, rover,...
Definitions
- wanderer, traveller; vagrant, vagabond, rover,...
Ancestry of “странник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | страна́ | country, region |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | страна | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | страна | side; country, region |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | stornà | side, land |
Words derived from “странник”