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Where does “стрельба́” come from?

стрельба́ (Russian) comes from Russian стреля́ть, from Old East Slavic стрѣляти, from Proto-Slavic strěľati.

стрельба́ (Russian): shooting

Definitions

  1. shooting

Ancestry of “стрельба́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстреля́ть—
2Old East Slavicстрѣлятиthrow arrows
3Proto-Slavicstrěľati—

Words derived from “стрельба́”

  • стрельбище
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