Where does “стричь” come from?

стричь (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic striťi, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

стричь (Russian): to cut (hair, fur, grass, etc.), to shear, to clip, to trim

Definitions

  1. to cut (hair, fur, grass, etc.), to shear, to clip, to trim

Ancestry of “стричь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstriťito cut (hair, fleece, grass), to shear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “стричь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic striťi →