Where does “стра́нный” come from?

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

стра́нный (Russian): strange

Definitions

  1. strange

Ancestry of “стра́нный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicстраньнъstrange; compatriot
2Old Church Slavonicстранаside; country, region
3Proto-Slavicstornàside, land

Words derived from “стра́нный”

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