Where does “страх” come from?

страх (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic straxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.

страх (Russian): fear; risk, peril; awfully

Definitions

  1. fear; risk, peril; awfully

Ancestry of “страх”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstraxъfear, terror
2Proto-Balto-Slavicstrākš-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong

Words derived from “страх”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš- →Every word from Proto-Slavic straxъ →
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