Where does “страноведение” come from?

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

страноведение (Russian): country-specific studies, regional geography

Definitions

  1. country-specific studies, regional geography

Ancestry of “страноведение”, step by step

страноведение traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian страна́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстрана́country, region
2Old East Slavicстранаside
3Old Church Slavonicстранаside; country, region
4Proto-Slavicstornàside, land

via Russian ве́дение

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianве́дениеknowledge, lore
2Russianвести́to conduct, direct; to lead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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