Where does “страховой” come from?

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

страховой (Russian): insurance

Definitions

  1. insurance

Ancestry of “страховой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстрахfear; risk, peril; awfully
2Proto-Slavicstraxъfear, terror
3Proto-Balto-Slavicstrākš-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš- →Every word from Proto-Slavic straxъ →